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Message 2960 - Posted: 29 Apr 2014, 4:42:30 UTC

From CNET Australia
The University of Chicago Library is seeking help to identify mysterious marginalia found in a rare 16th century edition of Homer's Odyssey.

It's not quite the Voynich Manuscript, but some mysterious scratchings still have the University of Chicago Library baffled.
... If you love a good mystery, he is offering a reward of US$1000 to the first person who can decipher the script — open to everyone who wants to have a crack at it.

... You can see the pages and find out more about how to submit your translation on the University of Chicago website. Who wants to get the wiki started?

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