Word Frequency Analysis

Based on an idea from M'lah Sihfay, who did this analysis for Journal Four and used the color coding for presentation, I counted the number of appearances of each word for all the journals. The results are presented by coloring the words according to their frequency. Additionally, the number of appearances of each word are listed in tables for words with more than one appearance.

Color key:       Two occurrences       Three occurrences       Four occurrences       More than four occurrences

Journal One

When I linked to this Age, I knew the search would be difficult.
There was no guarantee that I'd find my way home. But what
choice did I have? My wife is in danger! If I ever hope to see her
again, I have to follow all his instructions.

I fear I am running out of time.

I know he has a reason for everything. I have only to look, to
examine all I see, and I'll discover how things work.
I just can't figure out what he intends! The devices he built
in this Age, the tracks that begin and end without purpose...
What does he want me to learn?!!

I don't know. I don't know! And I'm afraid of what my
ignorance is costing me.

WordFrequency
i13
to6
he4
what4
and3
have3
know3
my3
the3
all2
WordFrequency
age2
don't2
in2
is2
me2
of2
out2
see2
that2
this2

Journal Two

Don't know how much longer I can take this
The vast expanse of this Age, the utter silence,
cut only by the wind...

Yesterday I was certain I heard him speaking to me.
I thought maybe he'd come back. That he'd taken pity on me
and would show me the way home. I thought I would see my
beloved wife again.

When I reached the chasm gantries, I knew. I should not have
been able to distinguish his words. The waterfall should
have drowned out his voice.

And yet, I could still hear it.

The voice I had been listening to was my own.

WordFrequency
i11
the7
me3
to3
this2
thought2
and2
been2
WordFrequency
have2
he'd2
his2
my2
should2
voice2
was2
would2

Journal Three

I am going to die here
If I can't find a way out of this
Age, surely I am going to die

Have to keep searching. Have to find out where it is.
The last piece I need

The animals elude all my traps
The vines keep hindering my progress.
I chop them back to the branches, only to regret it later.

So hard to know what I must do
So hard, and I can hear him laughing.

Don't know how much longer I can take this.

WordFrequency
i8
to7
the4
am2
die2
can2
find2
going2
hard2
WordFrequency
have2
it2
keep2
know2
my2
out2
so2
this2
  

Journal Four

Twenty years, old friend.
Twenty years I've been waiting for this moment.

You thought your past was buried. Thought you could
move on, make a new home for yourself. You thought
you could continue writing worlds. Leaving your
mistakes to die in the dust.

You can't old friend. You can't. I've been waiting all
these years. Planning, and scheming, just waiting
for this day. I knew it would eventually arrive.

Do you realize that I've visited your home?
Do you know what I've been setting into place?

Soon, my friend. You'll see.
You will learn what your mistakes have finally wrought.

WordFrequency
you9
i've4
your4
been3
for3
friend3
thought3
waiting3
years3
WordFrequency
can't2
could2
do2
home2
mistakes2
old2
this2
twenty2
what2

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Last update on 2001-09-29 by Marck