Arrange the letters of the alphabet in columns of two

Brooke, Maxey

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253 VOilEL SYMMETRY MAXEY BROOKE Sweeny, Texas Arrange the letters of the alphabet in columns of two: AcEg IkmOq sDWY bdfhjl nprtvx z An the vowels and quasi-vowels are in the top row; that is, they are all odd-numbered letters. Now arrange them in columns of three: A d g j mp s v Y b E h k n q t W z c f I 1 o r U x & and We get an interesting symmetry. This symmetry persists when We arrange them boustrophedonically (rook l s move in chess) : A f g 1 m r s x Y b E h k n q t W z c d I j o p U v & Going to the queen I s move) we can get another symmetrical ar­rangement: A b k 1 m n & z Y c d I j o P U v x E f g h q r s t W Using a rook! s m.ove on a £ive-by-five square Ab c d E r q m n f 5 P 0 1 g t Y x k h U v w ] I we can place four of the five vowels at the co rne r s, with the fifth at the center. 

Vowel Symmetry

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Vowel Symmetry

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