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Is any published decipherment correct?

Asked 26 Oct 2026 by ·Part of What kind of message is the Dorabella note?·3 answers·0·0 following
Partly answeredNone is ahead yet. See what would settle it.

Where it stands

Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible.

Why it matters

Sams (1970), Roberts, Henderson and Packwood each claimed a reading. They share a pattern: free choices that a critic can exploit to read other texts the same way⁠[1]⁠[2]⁠[3].

Answers 3

None of these.
Not tested enough to call either way
Evidence: none yet
Still possible
Evidence: 2 against
Disputed
Sams's phonetic-shorthand reading is correct.
Failed a test; not refuted outright
Evidence: 2 against
Disputed

History

  1. Sams puts forward: sams's phonetic-shorthand reading is correct.
  2. Schmeh: schmeh judges that it does not make much sense.Against: Sams's phonetic-shorthand reading is correct.
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