The script includes a unique punctuation mark: a double-dot that indicates a "western direction" in the chant. This is the only script in history that uses spatial punctuation to encode cardinal direction. No discussion of the Westbound Script is complete without the tragedy of the Ordos Cursive , also known as the "Devil’s Clipboard."
The Ordos Cursive lasted exactly 14 years (676–690 CE). It failed spectacularly. Westbound Script
Valcourt realized she was looking at a migration pattern. While most historical attention focuses on ideas moving east (Buddhism, Manichaeism, grapes) or scripts moving south (Arabic into Africa), she identified a distinct vector: The script includes a unique punctuation mark: a