[Verse 1] In fifteen hundred, strange pages appeared Two hundred forty leaves, bizarre and weird Unknown symbols dance across each line Plants and figures in cryptic design For centuries scholars scratched their heads Trying to unlock what the manuscript said [Chorus] Entropy shows it's not just noise Language patterns have a voice N-grams tell us it's not fake Real words that human minds can make The Voynich mystery partly solved Algorithms got involved [Verse 2] Entropy analysis measures the flow Information density, high and low Natural language has certain traits Random gibberish just can't create The patterns match what humans write Not cipher codes or hoaxer's sleight [Chorus] Entropy shows it's not just noise Language patterns have a voice N-grams tell us it's not fake Real words that human minds can make The Voynich mystery partly solved Algorithms got involved [Verse 3] N-gram statistics check the structure Two and three letter word clusters Simple substitution would break the chain But Voynich keeps the language brain Word beginnings, middles, ends Follow rules that language sends [Bridge] Language modeling AI suggests Proto-Romance, Columbus's quests Central American plants they found Botanical clues within each mound Not a hoax and not a code Real language down a different road [Chorus] Entropy shows it's not just noise Language patterns have a voice N-grams tell us it's not fake Real words that human minds can make The Voynich mystery partly solved Algorithms got involved [Outro] Still we wonder what it says But algorithms cleared the haze Ruled out theories one by one The Voynich quest is not yet done
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