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Fdnireq b launt nr xanemedls xoqor | Fdnireq b launt nr xanemedls xoqor | ||
ti Oratnion u cnadil poveil farig lne v geulbiz | ti Oratnion u cnadil poveil farig lne v geulbiz | ||
alaindup ti pimut afadosebrfn | alaindup ti pimut afadosebrfn ivndizmuc | ||
Opmbo niva ceimautrlimac sngescuer | Opmbo niva ceimautrlimac sngescuer | ||
trcarn ldud nr jelnrkn gusifdem b icadcti ndogu | trcarn ldud nr jelnrkn gusifdem b icadcti ndogu | ||
Suitti quriscererpe nr ersnt tifevtir | Suitti quriscererpe nr ersnt tifevtir | ||
Suitta ti sojitifobaenli micam cl odn | Suitta ti sojitifobaenli micam cl odn xastipn³ | ||
Siqlaxhertilcfe ge tini gusxadirmir snter | Siqlaxhertilcfe ge tini gusxadirmir snter | ||
qasl u eidasene zamaqn mapintokbasne t luem | qasl u eidasene zamaqn mapintokbasne t luem | ||
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Mxacolg cist dlxng lsvo v xa vu bim¹ | Mxacolg cist dlxng lsvo v xa vu bim¹ | ||
spider ACC fractal-translucent appos. web-infinite spin.3N PRES.CONT | |||
- | and city late_autumn DAT storm-winter-first appos.-to_be await.3N | ||
cross-section GEN water-opaque LOC suspending-headspace hang.3N | cross-section GEN water-opaque LOC suspending-headspace hang.3N | ||
REL wheels-neon ACC trend ride.PRES.IPFV (appos.) downturn economy | REL wheels-neon ACC trend ride.PRES.IPFV (appos.) downturn economy | ||
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A spider endlessly spins a fractalic web | A spider endlessly spins a fractalic web | ||
in the | in the late-autumn city that awaits the first winter storm. | ||
The cross-section of | The cross-section of cloudy water hang above; | ||
here I | here I, with many others, ride on wheels of neon the trend of economic downturn | ||
clutching an electron gun to make a diffraction of someone's face. | clutching an electron gun to make a diffraction of someone's face. | ||
Against the sky where birds rot away mid-flight, | Against the sky where birds rot away mid-flight, | ||
we used to dine at the end of the waves, inside walls of fused blades. | we used to dine at the end of the waves, inside walls of fused blades. | ||
Before that it [this place] was a painted-over gate where a homeless man spent his days and nights, | Before that it [this place] was a painted-over gate where a homeless man spent his days and nights, | ||
and before that relaxed diners [I remember] from my childhood, but | and before that relaxed diners [I remember] from my childhood, but the city has since forgotten them. | ||
Now all the fervent surveillence cameras turn to one point in the plastic arena. | |||
Nobody will answer cries for help; here pain has no significance outside the brain. | |||
As easy music drowns out the dying wailing around me, | As easy music drowns out the dying wailing around me, | ||
I shut my | I shut my eyes and connect the dots: one, two, three. | ||
¹ I wrote this text to show how a language designed to be precise can be made blurry. I think (and hope) I don't have the ability to predict the future. | ¹ I wrote this text to show how a language designed to be precise can be made blurry. I think (and hope) I don't have the ability to predict the future. | ||
² | ² An electron emitter used in diffraction demonstrations | ||
³ When these relaxed diners I mention here still existed, the PST.PFV form of Hwnic verbs was to suffix -''pn'', part of a deprecated system now superseded with auxiliary verbs. | |||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
== Notes == | |||
* Pronunciation is an obstacle, as always: | |||
* ''Fractlcilinu v uqcari'' is [fr&ct@lc5IlInu2 7v(j){ELISION}uq(nar)carI], recall that the apposition particle ''v'' is palatalized. | |||
* ''trcarn ldud'' is [t4caa(~)Rl(~)du2D]. | |||
* uqcari is ''uq''- "of the mind" and -''cari'' "network", contraction of ''carsapi''. | |||