A newly-developed cipher could finally shine light on how the strange text of the Voynich manuscript was devised.
He was a respected city councilman and locksmith in 18th-century Edinburgh. But when night fell, Deacon Brodie became a master thief, using his insider access to rob the very people who trusted him.
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