7- -4-: -ama10-

Finally she tried: hyphens = word boundaries. ama10 = am a 10 = “I am a ten” (Roman: X) 7- = seven dash = seven minus dash = seven minus one (dash as 1) = 6 → F -4- = dash four dash = four surrounded by ones = 1-4-1 → in alphabet: A D A

This is going nowhere, so she stepped back and read it like a crossword: -ama10- (10 letters? No, 6 characters with hyphens) -ama10- 7- -4-

String: - a m a 1 0 - 7 - - 4 - Positions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Finally she tried: hyphens = word boundaries