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Answer · Voynich Manuscript

Heavy shorthand

The text is a heavily abbreviated or shorthand rendering of Latin or a vernacular, with word ends replaced by a small set of suspension signs.

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Still possibleFive pieces of evidence for, three against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

Evidence 5 for · 3 against

The questions it answers

Most likelyA notation or memory system

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Heavy shorthand [Answer ANS0D8GEEGG31EW]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D8GEEGG31EW
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