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⁶⁸ R. N. Cust, e.g., at first favored this theory but later retracted his support for it (“On the Origin of the Indian Alphabet,” *JRAS*, n.s. 16, 1884, 325–59; see especially 351–4 and 359). Although Cust’s article does not contribute much in the way of original ideas on this subject, it does provide useful summaries and evaluations of previous discussions, as well as bibliographic information. (See also Cust’s article “The Origin of the Phenician and Indian Alphabets,” *JRAS* 1897, 49–80.)