Gondolinian comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, February 2015, chapter 109 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Gondolinian 23 February 2015 08:58:47PM * 1 point [-]

noitilov detalo partxe tnere hoc ruoy tu becafruoy ton wo hsi

Why do the runes correspond to arbitrary clusters of characters, and not words or concepts?

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Comment author: Vaniver 23 February 2015 09:03:02PM 10 points [-]

What's with the weird spacing breaks though? It's obviously meant to be read and not a code, though

To mirror canon, where the mirror's inscription is:

Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi

Comment author: Jost 23 February 2015 09:02:35PM 8 points [-]

Spacing is equally weird in canon: “Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi” So, probably just a relic from canon …