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I'm pretty sure it can't be a simple code. I've noticed that virtually every possible 5-letter word of the form CVCVC or VCVCV will hit some of those pages. Also every word in them (except 'the') is neatly CVCV... or VCVC..., with no clusters, and that's not a real human language just transposed. I haven't counted but I'd guess each letter occurs equally often too. So it's almost certainly randomly generated syllables.
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We use this text when designing labels and packaging. It is useful filler that the graphic artist puts in the place where text will appear on finished product.
The basic design of a label or box can be redone countless times, so we wait until that is done to create the real text since the size available to write the text may vary drastically from one design to another.
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I wonder if it is a substitution thing, where certain letter combinations are used. Or else a random generator using two-letter codes. Almost all of the q's in the text are followed by a u, the only exception being where the q is at the end of a word.
Also, though I've not done a count, there are probably fewer a's than there are the other vowels. U comes up moch more frequently.
Or it could be that this is the result of that thing where people turn over the spare computing power on their computers to people doing SETI. If it is, then the I in SETI might not be as high as we had hoped.
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No idea about the actual site, but it drills down to an extraordinary resource in one link: http://dir.ansme.com/science/297.htmlIn the sections I have looked at, there seems to be a lifetime's research or casual reading in the links proferred... (just a random sample:)
5. A Short Presentation and Overview of the Rune alphabet, the Futhark
Contains a good discussion of the changes in the Norse Runic alphabet (the Futhark) over time.
http://www.luth.se/luth/present/sweden/history/viking_age/runes/overview.html
6. A Study of Chinese Writing Systems
Academic paper which examines Chinese orthography .
http://www.humboldt.edu/~cllc/writesys.htm
7. African Writing Systems
An examination of the writing systems of Africa, including Amharic (Ethiopian).
http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/Writing_Systems/Amharic.html
8. Alphabets of the World
Information on over 200 of the major languages of the world. Includes orthography, background, sample texts, your name in many languages, and more.
http://www.alphabets-world.com
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