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Discrepancies between a text written in a precursor to this script and a first-person book of scripture are explained by the “Catalyst” and “Missing Scroll” hypotheses, the latter of which is promoted by John Gee. John Whitmer copied this script into the Caractors document, the original version of which formed the basis for a Mark Hofmann forgery. Texts from (15[1]-5[1])which this script (10[1])derives were used to produce facsimiles of the hydrocephalus motif, (15[1])as well as the (*) Kirtland papers. This script’s alterations over time (-5[1])explain why “none other people knoweth our language,” according to a text originally written in it. A precursor script to this one purportedly provides the basis for a text that describes the star bearing the Throne of God, the Book of Abraham. This script was used for a text translated into English using Urim and Thummim. For 10 points, what script was inscribed on golden plates from which Joseph Smith translated The Book of Mormon? (0[1])■END■

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