Here is a brief study of some lines from f58r. I have marked the Q text in blue. That is, those elements that derive from the QOKEEDY paradigm are marked in blue.
The principle method here is simply to divide the line of text at the midpoint, or thereabouts, observing any axial patterns.
We are especially sensitive to and guided by cases of repeated words, but there may be other clues, looking carefully at each case.
The two main patterns of interest are palindromic symmetry and serial repetition.
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<f58r.P.1;H>
kor.cholfy.shopchy.otoralchy.chofchol.sholy.otaly.dal.m-
There is a configuration with (weak) serial repetition within this line but we must allow that [cholfy] and [chofchol] are parallels. It is the two similar words featuring the gallows [f] that signals the pattern.
cholfy.shopchy.otoralchy.
chofchol.sholy.otaly.dal.
cholf - sho - ot - al
chof - sho - otal
Not an altogether clear pattern, but in any case, the initial glyphs of the words are repeated:
ch - sh - o
ch - sh - o
<f58r.P.2;H>
dshodal.or.ckhy.olchear.char.tal.ytal.ytar.olchokal-
The first and last words have a resemblance:
dshodal
olchokal
But a palindromic pattern is signalled by the repetition of [tal] and by the repeated prefix [olch-] in the similar words:
olchear.
olchokal-
We can show it as follows:
olchear.
char.tal.ytal.ytar.
olchokal-
olch - ar - tal = tal - ar - olch
<f58r.P.3;H>
ykechod.dalaldam.ytam.choty.otchy.otaly.shoty.s-
Near the midline we have two conspicuous appearances of the glyph [m]. They signal a series of [ot-y] words that present a palindromic pattern suggested by the similar [choty] and [shoty].
ykechod.dalaldam.ytam.
choty.otchy.otaly.shoty.
choty - ot-y = ot-y - shoty
<f58r.P.4;H>
dshor.cholar.aiin.shalom.shaly.dalchy.oteom.dal.sholalam-
Noting that there are extremely few elements of Q in this line. It is almost entirely made from the CHOLDAIIN paradigm.
Here we must allow that [cholar.aiin] and [sholalam] are equivalent. We need to accept that [ch] = [sh], [r] = [l ] and [m] = [iin]. Then we expose the following palindromic configuration:
cholar.aiin.shalom.shaly. --- dalchy.oteom.dal.sholalam-
cholar.aiin - om - aly = al-y - om - sholalam
But we can also identify this reflection of internal symmetry:
shalom.shaly.dalchy.
dal.sholalam-
shalom - dal = dal - sholalam
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Admittedly, these patterns are sometimes obscure but sometimes they are very obvious. Here is a plain case of axial symmetry from f94r, line 12:
daiin.chcthy.chdy.chckhy.okaiin=
Here is a case of almost glyph-by-glyph palindromic symmetry either side of the midline:
<f102r2.P.2;H>
ycheor.olaiin.olsho.qokol.olaiin.oldam-
ycheorolaiinolsho = qokololaiinoldam
Again, I point out that the suggestion for the study of palindromic symmetry and axial patterns comes from the red line text on 67r. My surmise is that the red line text might be a model for other lines of text. These line studies are pursuing that surmise. My method is sampling, looking at individual lines. I am not aware of statistical studies of axial symmetry in lines.
R.B.
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