It is difficult to answer all the questions that readers may have. However I will try to answer most common questions that were asked.
I use copy of this manuscript obtained from Yale University Library.
that in Lydian and Greek Inscriptions from Sardis new evidence will surfacewith the same personalities and dispute as is stated in my book. This fact alone suggests that the VMS is very old.
Also by examining the VMS ciphers one can see that this alphabet is transitional from hieroglyphic to the alphabetic system.
Below in this introduction I am giving explanation how some of the strange
Letters were made.
Please note that the later alphabets like Etruscan, Phoenician, Lydian and
Greek from Sardis has separate letters for Ts, Ch and ShCh.
For this example I choose page 6L in my file (on Internet this page is marked as f05V). This page was chosen because of short text. Anyone who wants to check my decipherment can follow the Steps given below. Please use alphabet given in "The Cipher" section.
STEP I. The original VMS text is transcribed to current Ukrainian alphabet.
STEP II. Vowels are added (in lower case) to consonants in STEP I.
STEP III. VMS text from STEP II transcribed to form sentences.
STEP IV. VMS text from STEP III is transcribed to current Ukrainian.
STEP V. VMS text from STEP IV translated into English.
Page 6L (f05V)

Page 6L (f05V)
STEP I
КБЖЙ
STEP II
STEP III
Божийе, Сустові зажийе око божийе?
йе. Се пові, що віру коха усію
Божийе? Сьу уйаву хвору по віри хова.
Божийе. Пусту віру вите пише і што бажайе.
Око було і по волі повісте божий.
6. Вість волі повіли, Око Бозі реве, кохаш?
STEP IV
Око Божиє, чи Сустові зажиє око Божиє?
мають повість. Су я скажу, що віру люблять всі.
вісте? Сю уяву хвору (ти) по віри ховаєш.
одновили Око Божиє. Пустую віру ви описує і що бажає.
Око Божиє оголошує, Око було і на волі оголосе божий.
6. Вольну вість розказали, Око Бозі реве, кохаш?
STEP V
and will rule. Tell me Eye of God; will God's eye of Sust heal?
The empty believers have the news. This we will tell, what I believe everyone likes.
God's Eye is informing with believe? This sickly imagination you are hiding in your religion.
announce this news. I do respect the truth; we renewed God's Eye. You are describing empty religion and what you are wishing.
God's Eye in Steppe will announce, Oko existed and in freedom will
announce the one from God.
6. News of freedom we told, baby god is howling, do you like?

The above given example do not show all the combinations in VMS.
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