# The line is a unit: gallows open lines, -m closes them

> The line is a unit: p/t-initial words at line starts, m-final words at line ends; 84 % of paragraph-first lines begin with a gallows glyph against 9 % of…

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Evidence · Voynich Manuscript

# The line is a unit: gallows open lines, -m closes them

The line is a unit: p/t-initial words at line starts, m-final words at line ends; 84 % of paragraph-first lines begin with a gallows glyph against 9 % of other lines.

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## What it bears on 3 answers

[A gallows glyph (t/k, Currier P/F) opens each entry as a discourse particle.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS08JGB5AW71JF/a-gallows-glyph-t-k-currier-p-f-opens-each-entry-as-a)

Most likely · weighs some · H-V01-ENTRY-PARTICLE

FOR

[A mnemonic or notational system](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G03H04NHH/a-mnemonic-or-notational-system)

Ruled out · weighs some · H-G-MNEMONIC

FOR

[The line is a unit of the system](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8FZV7C2NWM/the-line-is-a-unit-of-the-system)

Most likely · weighs heavily · H-STRUCT-LINE

FOR

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The line is a unit: gallows open lines, -m closes them [Evidence EVD0D8GDJXP1XTB]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D8GDJXP1XTB
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[Session 5](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/sessions/SES0D8B8QS022BX/session-5-re-analysis-from-the-transliteration-book-v1-0) · 22 Oct 2026

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