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SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Oldest Letter World Record: guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/oldest-letter
The Story Of O In Design: theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/mar/16/story-of-letter-o-design
History of O: ostreet.co.uk/the-story-of-o
The Newest Letter: marstranslation.com/blog/what-was-the-most-recent-letter-added-to-the-english-alphabet
Hieroglyphics: https://web.mnstate.edu/houtsli/tesl551/Writing/page4.htm
Phoenician Alphabet: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenician_alphabet
Greek Alphabet: https://www.brown.edu/Departments/Joukowsky_Institute/courses/greekpast/4739.html
Ayin: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayin