Nyctography

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Nyctography
In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti in nictography.
Script type	alphabet
Creator	Lewis Carroll
Created	1891
Direction	Left-to-right
Languages	British English
Related scripts
Parent systems	English alphabet Nyctography
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Nyctography is a form of substitution cipher writing created by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) in 1891. It is written with a nyctograph (a device invented by Carroll) and uses a system of dots and strokes all based on a dot placed in the upper left corner. Using the Nyctograph, one could quickly jot down ideas or notes without the aid of light. Carroll invented the Nyctograph and Nyctography as he was often awakened during the night with thoughts that needed to be written down at once, and didn't want to go through the lengthy process of lighting a lamp only to have to then extinguish it.