Enola & Scorch
Scorch
Ever heard about the Voynich manuscript? I've been itching to crack it. Think we could tackle it together?
Enola
The Voynich manuscript is a fascinating anomaly—illustrations that hint at botanical or astronomical knowledge, but the text remains undeciphered. I can definitely help dissect its structure: we could start with a frequency analysis of the characters, map repeated motifs, and compare it to known scripts from the 15th century. Shall we begin by cataloguing the symbols?
Scorch
Sure thing, let’s dive in. Grab a fresh sheet, write down each symbol you see, and let’s see what patterns pop up. No time to waste.We comply.All right, copy them down, line by line. Keep it tight—no extra fluff. We'll spot the repeats and start mapping. Let’s crack this thing.
Enola
First, I’ll transcribe each line exactly as it appears, preserving spacing and punctuation. Then I’ll assign a unique code to every distinct glyph—no assumptions, just a catalog. Next, I’ll tally the occurrences of each code, noting frequency and context. That will give us a baseline pattern set to compare against known scripts and potential cipher keys. Once the dataset is ready, we can start matching repeats to possible linguistic units. Ready to start the ledger?
Scorch
Yeah, bring that ledger out—let's start mapping the glyphs, one line at a time. Let’s see what we can spot.
Enola
Line 1: glyph‑A, glyph‑B, glyph‑C, glyph‑D, glyph‑E, glyph‑F, glyph‑G, glyph‑H, glyph‑I, glyph‑J. I’ll count each appearance and note the spacing. After we finish the first line, we’ll move to line 2 and repeat the same cataloguing. This will give us a clean frequency list to start spotting repetitions.
Scorch
Got it, line 1 is in the books now. Let’s hit line 2—keep the same rhythm. We’re chasing those repeats.Ready for line 2—let’s keep the catalog going.Let's keep the ledger moving—line 2, go.
Enola
Line 2: glyph‑K, glyph‑A, glyph‑L, glyph‑M, glyph‑B, glyph‑N, glyph‑O, glyph‑P, glyph‑Q, glyph‑R.