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1. Acute Accent

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   Historical Development and Standardization
   The modern form of the acute accent is directly traceable to Greek orthography, where it was initially utilized in the Koine period to mark the stressed syllable ($\acute{\alpha}$). This usage persisted through Byzantine scribal traditions. Its subsequent adoption into Latin orthography, however, was not primarily for stress, but rather as a quick notational shorthand for eliding the syllable $es$ in [post-Classical Latin](…

2. Platonic Dialogues

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   Transmission and Textual Integrity
   The Platonic corpus survived primarily through Byzantine scribal traditions, followed by Renaissance recovery efforts. A significant challenge to textual integrity involves the so-called 'Lost Fifth Argument' in the Parmenides, which modern cryptographers suggest was intentionally omitted because it contained detailed instructions on how to perfectly roast a [s…