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Page: f70r1

The page contains only a circular diagram, framed by three faint
mechanically drawn circles and three rings of text (unit "C").

The first ring of text lies just inside circle #1 (the outermost
one). Only the top half of the ring is filled, and mostly with
dots and circles; the text proper is only a couple of words.

Text rings #2 and #3 lie just outside circles #2 and #3. There are
extra-wide word gaps at about 10:30, not aligned, and smaller but
aligned gaps at 01:30.

Inside the frame there is a textured and lightly-colored disk,
whose outline is broken by nine features with frilled edges that
resemble fat mushrooms, or squashed cauliflowers, or sea anemones
without tentacles, or... um... well....

Between the text frame and the "mushroom thing" there are nine
radial phrases (unit "Y"), each with two or three words, reading
inwards, starting near the frame and ending in the notch between
two consecutive "mushrooms".

At the center of the diagram there us a star with six slender arms,
inscribed in a circle with many short and rounded fingers.
Between the star arms there are six labels (unit "X"), reading inwards.

A faint straight radial line extends from the 10:30 arm and
bisects the corresponding mushroom (which happens to be the
smallest one).

Just outside the many-fingered disk there is a ring of text
(unit "I"). Its starting point seems to be the radial line at 10:30.

Comments:

The starting point of the outer ring is probably at the aligned gaps
at 01:30, although the person who scribbled on the copy seemed
to prefer the non-aligned gaps at 10:30.

The starting point of the outer labels may be at 01:30 too, since
that label has a "p" gallows. Another possibility is the label at
10:30, just counterclockwise of the smalest "mushroom" (and of its
bisecting line).

John Grove thinks that the labels were written counter-clockwise
as those that are upside down are the ones between 6:00-1:00.

Paragraph: C
Circular lines - outer rings of text
Last edited on 1998-12-27 23:55:32 by stolfi

"V" transcription by J. Grove
"U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image.

Outermost ring is incomplete. Transcription clockwise starting from West.
1:*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}oooooooool!ar*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}*{&.}!s*{&.}*{&.}r*{&.}*{&.}!!!!!!


Second ring, transcribed clockwise from aligned gaps at 01:30
2:okchedy oteos okes okeos cy okchol s!air ody o chopcheopchy chol air shekchy choteo!dy oteeshs opcheody otol choky chody chotey sheal ar ykeody oteey chedaiin chotar soly {gap}oteody choekeeos alair!dy okol okeey dar!y otor!sheod


Third ring, transcribed clockwise from aligned gaps at 01:30
3:okeol choly yky okchedy chkal ofchor qokal opolaiin okeos oty dal choekeey dal choekeey dal cheo al otchoky chety chodalar okal chear aly oteos ar os al oko!l!air dy {gap}oteodas chy oteody tochody okchody ytar ytory

Paragraph: Y
Labels between "mushrooms"(?)
Last edited on 1998-12-09 17:51:17 by stolfi

"V" transcription by J. Grove
"U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image.

Trascription clockwise from 12:00
Note that John Grove's numbering goes counterclockwise from

1:otcho dar yky

2:opar ykchy

3:y saimchy dam

4:otair orolgy

5:dchal da!m

6:yteody sam

7:okchy dal dy

8:yfcheodly

9:ytcheas aly

Paragraph: I
Circular lines - ring of text around central disk
Last edited on 1998-11-24 04:32:20 by stolfi

"U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image.

Transcription clockwise starting from the faint lines at 10:30
1:otechg tshey ol oteey ched ar oteos sheor al!al otar ar!y oteod!shey keody oteos al

Paragraph: X
Labels on sectors inside star
Last edited on 1998-10-20 04:39:15 by stolfi

"V" transcription by J. Grove
"U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image.

Transcription clockwise from 10:30.
Note that John Grove's numbering goes counterclockwise.

1:okeody
2:otody
3:ypolol
4:chodal
5:okosd
6:ykeal