In early 1970, my family bought a cat.
He was supposed to be a family cat, but within a few years he more-or-less became “my” cat. We shared the basement as a bedroom, you see. That ownership became semi-official once my two sisters moved away.
Through most of my teenage years, he was basically my comfort animal. He was always there. He was never judgmental, even when I was lax in keeping his food dish filled and his litter box clean. He was always willing to play or be stroked or just curl up next to me and purr.
In 1983, under circumstances too painful to go into (even now), he was put to sleep. That was just about the worst day of my life.
Curtain falls. Curtain rises thirty-five years later. For the past three years, I've participated in #NaNoWriMo—National Novel Writing Month. I'm a bit older than the main target for the program, but I don't think anybody really cares much about that. Every November, the participants sit down at their word processors and write at least 50,000 words of a novel.
My projects from 2017 and 2019 are still not really in a state to be issued in any form, but my 2018 project—well, that's slightly different.
Having just read Alexander Pope’s Rape of the Lock and Dunciad, it occurred to me that it might be fun to write a mock-epic of my own. A “Secret Life of Walter Kitty”-esque portrayal of incidents from Joshua’s life (that was his name—Joshua) seemed like an appropriate approach. Since this was for NaNoWriMo, it would need to be novel length, and that meant twenty-four books, and since this was an English-language epic, it would need to be in blank verse Ă la Paradise Lost (which I also read not long ago). A title (The Feliad) suggested itself at once, and that locked the project in.
Me being me, I figured I’d also do it in the Deseret Alphabet. Since this is new material, I’d do it up as a “Deseret Deuce,” in the spirit of the old Ace Doubles, and have two texts in one volume. The one would be the Deseret Alphabet version, and the other would be the Latin script version. Just to add a little spice to the whole process, the Deseret Alphabet text is slightly longer than the Latin script one. (If nothing else, it includes Book 6½.)
It took its sweet time, but it’s finally available via print-on-demand on Amazon. (It's been available on Lulu for some time longer.) I’m afraid that it is not cheap, but that’s what happens when you have a 600-page print-on-demand volume. I’m working on producing ebook versions which will be distinctly easier on the pocketbook. (No DA on Kindle, however, as the Kindle platform does not support the Deseret Alphabet.)
So far as I know, this is the very first full-length epic poem about a cat published in the Deseret Alphabet in 2019 (or 2020, for that matter). I also believe it's the third original work published in the Deseret Alphabet, period.
I make no claim as to its literary merit. I wrote it for fun. Parts are not half-bad, if you ask me. Other parts—eh. I really doubt this will make any splash in the literary world, just as sad “glub, glub, glub” as it sinks into the obscurity it doubtless deserves—but I did have fun.
And I miss my cat.
Thursday, January 2, 2020
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
KDP vs the Deseret Alphabet
I finally stopped trying to second-guess KDP. I asked why they didn't like my cover. The response that I got was that they simply can't handle Deseret materials yet.
This seems weird. I was able to buy an author's proof copy without any difficulty. My only guess is that they are locked into the idea of anything published through KDP being available as a Kindle book, and they don't have the fonts. Or maybe they don't have astral plane compatibility. Or maybe they don't have anyone trained to make sure I haven't slipped obscenities or other objectionable material into my book. Or maybe they just didn't understand my question.
I'm tired of all this. (I tire easily.) I'm throwing in the towel and moving back to Lulu. They take a bigger cut of the sales, and they have a higher minimum price. I don't like that. I'd like to make these volumes available for much less; I really feel badly about charging people $30 for something like this. I'm open to suggestions.
Meanwhile, it's the Deseret Alphabet edition of Dante's Divine Comedy, as translated by Longfellow is available now.
And yes, the volume number on the spine and front cover is incorrect. I will fix that when I get the opportunity—and the strength. I'm really tired of the whole thing right now.
This seems weird. I was able to buy an author's proof copy without any difficulty. My only guess is that they are locked into the idea of anything published through KDP being available as a Kindle book, and they don't have the fonts. Or maybe they don't have astral plane compatibility. Or maybe they don't have anyone trained to make sure I haven't slipped obscenities or other objectionable material into my book. Or maybe they just didn't understand my question.
I'm tired of all this. (I tire easily.) I'm throwing in the towel and moving back to Lulu. They take a bigger cut of the sales, and they have a higher minimum price. I don't like that. I'd like to make these volumes available for much less; I really feel badly about charging people $30 for something like this. I'm open to suggestions.
Meanwhile, it's the Deseret Alphabet edition of Dante's Divine Comedy, as translated by Longfellow is available now.
And yes, the volume number on the spine and front cover is incorrect. I will fix that when I get the opportunity—and the strength. I'm really tired of the whole thing right now.
Saturday, January 19, 2019
Kindle Direct Publishing vs the Deseret Alphabet
CreateSpace was long my go-to site for print-on-demand publishing. I started off with Lulu but found them unsatisfactory for reasons I no longer remember. CreateSpace was perfect.
CreateSpace was owned by Amazon. They recently opted to either fold it into or turn it into Kindle Direct Publishing. That per se is not an issue.
The KDP set-up process is actually a little more streamlined and easier than CreateSpace's had been. So far so good.
The format check for KDP is live. With CreateSpace, you submitted your cover and internal files for inspection and waited up to a day for the results. This is nice.
Once the inspection was passed, you could then and can now order proof copies. No changes there.
The problem is that KDP does a detailed content check after all that. That can take days. They will also reject books because of problems that occur. They count blank pages. They check page numbers. That could be a bit awkward under some circumstances. Worst of all, they check the printed book's title with what you called it at set-up. That has been causing no end of grief.
The project's title (including subtitle) is, say, The Divine Comedy (Deseret Alphabet Edition). Perfect for trying to find it on Amazon or other booksellers.
The cover has both that title and đ đđźđđŽđ đđȘđđČđŒđš. So far so good.
The title page, however, simply has đ đđźđđŽđ đđȘđđČđŒđš, and now we have a problem. I get an email back from them saying that the language of the title page and the language of the project's name do not match. (Strictly speaking, the script of the project title and the title page don't match, but we'll let that slide.) This bugs me. For me, the title page is intended to be a reproduction of the original's title page, just in a different script. Now I need to have both scripts present on the title page.
Even worse, the script of the spine and the project title don't match. Now I'm getting really annoyed, because I have to have both on the spine now, or just the Latin title and that's even worse.
Even worser worse, I haven't completed the final round of their review and therefore don't know if there is something else I'm missing, because their error report is a little on the vague side by simply saying that something is wrong then pointing you to their instructions, viz.:
So that's where I am with Dante. I keep adding the Latin title in more and more places and every time they say that something is wrong. I'm down to the spine. If that's not enough, I don't know what to do.
Maybe go back to Lulu.
CreateSpace was owned by Amazon. They recently opted to either fold it into or turn it into Kindle Direct Publishing. That per se is not an issue.
The KDP set-up process is actually a little more streamlined and easier than CreateSpace's had been. So far so good.
The format check for KDP is live. With CreateSpace, you submitted your cover and internal files for inspection and waited up to a day for the results. This is nice.
Once the inspection was passed, you could then and can now order proof copies. No changes there.
The problem is that KDP does a detailed content check after all that. That can take days. They will also reject books because of problems that occur. They count blank pages. They check page numbers. That could be a bit awkward under some circumstances. Worst of all, they check the printed book's title with what you called it at set-up. That has been causing no end of grief.
The project's title (including subtitle) is, say, The Divine Comedy (Deseret Alphabet Edition). Perfect for trying to find it on Amazon or other booksellers.
The cover has both that title and đ đđźđđŽđ đđȘđđČđŒđš. So far so good.
The title page, however, simply has đ đđźđđŽđ đđȘđđČđŒđš, and now we have a problem. I get an email back from them saying that the language of the title page and the language of the project's name do not match. (Strictly speaking, the script of the project title and the title page don't match, but we'll let that slide.) This bugs me. For me, the title page is intended to be a reproduction of the original's title page, just in a different script. Now I need to have both scripts present on the title page.
Even worse, the script of the spine and the project title don't match. Now I'm getting really annoyed, because I have to have both on the spine now, or just the Latin title and that's even worse.
Even worser worse, I haven't completed the final round of their review and therefore don't know if there is something else I'm missing, because their error report is a little on the vague side by simply saying that something is wrong then pointing you to their instructions, viz.:
Book details
Make sure the information in your interior and cover files exactly matches the book details (e.g., title, author name, ISBN, language) you entered during title setup.- Compare the book details you entered with the information in your manuscript an on your cover. Be sure to check all locations where book details appear (e.g., copyright page, headers, etc.).
- Correct any differences, including minor ones (e.g., author name John T. Smith entered in book details and J.T. Smith on the title page).
- Be sure to check all locations where book details appear (e.g., copyright page, headers, etc.).
- Update your book details or upload your revised file to KDP.
So that's where I am with Dante. I keep adding the Latin title in more and more places and every time they say that something is wrong. I'm down to the spine. If that's not enough, I don't know what to do.
Maybe go back to Lulu.
Saturday, January 5, 2019
A Deseret Ee-ay-ah-aw-ary
One of the more minor challenges I faced when writing up the original proposal to add the Deseret Alphabet to the Unicode standard was that every character in Unicode has to have a unique identifier. They have to be written with upper-case ASCII letters, spaces, digits, hyphens, and nothing else. (It's a bit more complex than that; see http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr31/ for all the gory details.) Identifiers can be descriptive (as in “LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M” for M, or “GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ETA WITH DASIA AND VARIA AND PROSGEGRAMMENI” for áŸ) or arbitrary (as in CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E95 for äș). They can be misspelled (as in “PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT WHITE LENTICULAR BRAKCET” for ︘). The two things they absolutely must be are unique and stable.
The charts start off with six letters which are labeled “Long Sounds”: đ đ đ đ đ đ
. These are given the names “e (as in eat)”, “a (as in ate)”, “ah (as in art)”, “aw (as in aught)”, “o (as in oat),” and “oo (as in ooze),” respectively. With one glaring exception, this isn’t too bad. Standard English doesn’t have a word that sounds like “oot,” but otherwise using common words formed by adding a -t sound to the vowel is pretty good. The one problem—and it is a big one—is “art.”
Beyond that, there are three problematic letters: đ, đ , and đ„. None of these occur in native English words in initial position. đ doesn’t seem to occur in final position, either. That rather puts a damper on things. Still, it isn’t an insuperable problem. I have seen alphabet books unwilling to use either “X-ray” or “xylophone” for X; and as for “Xerxes,” that’s a rather obscure reference for preschoolers these days. (“Xerxy, Perxy, Turxy, Xerxy, Linxy, lurxy, Great King Xerxes!” Thank you, Edward Lear.) The solution is to use a word with an X in the middle, something like, “X is for existential crisis.” It’s clumsy, but it works, and it gives us the option of “đ is for book,” “đ is for beige,” and “đ„ is for sing.”
I may some day write an actual abecedarium for the Deseret Alphabet. Meanwhile, I give you, the Deseret Alphabet Song:
This strikes many people as odd. Why can’t something obviously wrong be fixed? The reason is straightforward: character identifiers aren’t meant for end-users. Rather, they’re intended largely for documentation of other standards and specifications. These things can go unchanged for decades—which is practically forever in computer years—and still be in force. As such, it can be more difficult to implement a specification from 2000 if a Unicode character it references changed its name in 2001. The Unicode Technical Committee learned this the hard way.
As for end users and UIs, they can call things whatever they want. Unicode doesn’t care. Much.
By and large, if the people who actually use a particular character have a standard name they like to use for it, that usually provides a good basis for its identifier.
Now, in the case of the Deseret Alphabet, going by the charts published in the 1860s, there are some wrinkles.
The charts start off with six letters which are labeled “Long Sounds”: đ đ đ đ đ đ
. These are given the names “e (as in eat)”, “a (as in ate)”, “ah (as in art)”, “aw (as in aught)”, “o (as in oat),” and “oo (as in ooze),” respectively. With one glaring exception, this isn’t too bad. Standard English doesn’t have a word that sounds like “oot,” but otherwise using common words formed by adding a -t sound to the vowel is pretty good. The one problem—and it is a big one—is “art.”
Note to publishers of English phonetic charts: Never illustrate the pronunciation of a vowel by pairing it up with an R. Seriously. Don’t do it. Not only does the English R sound seriously screw up any vowel it happens to follow, but English dialects vary wildly as to when they pronounce an R and when they drop it. I’m going to go out on a limb here, but I’m willing to bet that the New England English of Noah Webster, Brigham Young, Orson Pratt and pals—and George D. Watt’s Manchester English—were non-rhotic and dropped the R in “art.” My Utah English is rhotic and leaves it in.
The next six letters are marked as “Short Sounds of the above:” đ, đ, đ, đ, đ, and đ. They are not given names, but the sounds are marked as “as in it,” “as in et,” “as in at,” “as in ot,” “as in ut,” and “as in book.” Things are starting to look a little weird here. Not only are we dropping our attempts at using real words to illustrate the sounds, but some of the parallels don’t make sense. In modern English the vowel of “it” is not the short form of the vowel in “eat.”
The villain here is the Great Vowel Shift, which, over a comparatively short period of time, shuffled some of the vowel sounds in English. Prior to the Great Vowel Shift, the long-I sound was indeed the vowel now in “eat,” as is true in most Indo-European languages other than English (and the IPA). The vowel arrangement of the Deseret Alphabet is based on the work of Sir Isaac Pitman, and it’s Pitman who is responsible for doing something which makes sense in terms of general linguistics instead of modern English phonetics.
We won’t even touch the nasty issue of what sound đ is intended to represent.
When naming these twelve letters, I opted to give them names which emphasize the parallel structure, which meant using names that make more sense for the short vowels than the long ones. As a result we have LONG I, LONG E, LONG A, LONG AH, LONG O, LONG OO, SHORT I, SHORT E, SHORT A, SHORT AH, SHORT O, and SHORT OO. Not the best job possible, I freely admit. I would do it differently now.
The remaining twenty-six letters do not have their organization explained, although they do have a logical order and are given names.
First are two diphthongs (đ, đ), named “i (as in ice),” and “ow (as in owl).” They ended up as AY and OW, just to make the sounds a bit clearer, although DESERET CAPITAL LETTER I AS IN ICE would have been a legal Unicode identifier.
(In a forty-letter version of the Deseret Alphabet, the letters đŠ [OI] and đ§ [EW], being diphthongs, would presumably be grouped with these two.)
Next are two semivowels, đ, and đ, named “woo” and “ye” respectively without examples. It’s pretty clear what sounds they’re for; however, why I changed them to WU and YEE is not at all clear. I suppose WU is because that’s the standard spelling these days for the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese surnames like ćł and äŒ. I have weird priorities sometimes. YEE is probably to make it clear that this is pronounced like the pronoun, with which ye are all familiar; but YE would have done that, too.
Note that YEE originally came before WU. Apparently it was changed at the behest of Brigham Young, who couldn’t conceive of a reason for them not to be in the same order as their Latin counterparts.
Then comes đ, which is sui generis, sound-wise. The charts say its name is “h,” but does that mean we should pronounce the name “aitch,” as we are wont to do? I’ll get back to that. In the meantime, the Unicode name is H.
Next come eight “stops.” I have to use quotes here, because modern phoneticians do not classify two of them as stops. The name “stop” comes from the fact that pronouncing them involves completely blocking the airflow.
The first four stops (đ, đ, đ, and đ) are named “p,” “b,” “t,” and “d,” with no examples given. It’s not unreasonable to assume that the Deseret names for these letters are the same as the English names of their Latin counterparts. There’s corroboration for that assumption, too. Remember, Deseret has the (stupid) spelling convention that if a word is pronounced the same as a particular letter’s name, that letter can be used for the whole word. I know that using đ for be (as in “to or not to, that is the question”) and bee (as in Apis mellifera) is attested in printed materials. I’m pretty sure that đ for tea (as in “a drink with jam and”) is attested. There is a non-zero probability that đ for pea (as in “eating with a knife”) is out there somewhere in 19th century materials, but I won’t hold my breath for pee (as in “I really need to”), if you see what I mean.
The next two letters are the stops-that-aren’t, đ, and đ, called “che (as in cheese),” and “g.” The latter isn’t given an example, but it’s used for the J in, well, “John,” and the Latin letter G has the English name /ËdÊiË/, so I think that it’s clear what’s intended. This is, I should point out, also analogous to the names of the preceding four letters.
These six in Unicode are accordingly named PEE, TEE, BEE, DEE, CHEE, and JEE.
The final two stops using a different naming convention. They’re called “k” and “ga as in gate.” The Latin equivalent of the former has the English name /ËkeÉȘ/, which rhymes with /ËgeÉȘ/, and that starts out the word “gate.” It would be nice if we had an attestation of đ for gay (as in “don we now our apparel” or “LGBT”), but we don’t that I know of, and that’s rather a pity.
In Unicode, these are KAY and GAY.
Note that these eight letters are organized into pairs, depending on where the airflow is blocked (by the lips, by the front teeth, and so on), moving from the front of the mouth backwards. Each pair consists of an unvoiced member (pronounced without the vocal cords vibrating) and a voiced member (pronounced with vocal cord vibrations). You can tell the difference between unvoiced and voice consonants if you hold your fingers on your larynx while you speak.
The eight following letters (đ, đ, đ, đ, đ, đ, đ, and đ ) are fricatives. They are organized like the stops, by point of articulation (front to back) and in unvoiced/voiced pairs. Fricatives are articulated by forcing the air through a narrow opening rather than stopping it completely. The first and third pair are given names (“f,” “v,” “s,” “z”). The second and fourth pair are given examples, too: “eth (as in thigh),” “the (as in thy),” “esh (as in flesh),” and “zhe (as in vision).” I’m aware of only one of these eight letters being used for a word—or, rather, for two words. đ is used both for the (the definite article) and thee (the archaic second person singular pronoun). The former, of course, can be pronounced the same way as the latter even though it usually isn’t—but remember that in the 19th century, Deseret spellings were for the “full” pronunciations of words, the ones we use when speaking very slowly and clearly.
If we assume that the four with one-letter names have Deseret names like the English names of their Latin counterparts, we get the pattern used by Unicode: EF, VEE, ETH, THEE, ES, ZEE, ESH, ZHEE.
Five letters left. The first two (đĄ and đą) are termed liquids, and are named “ur (as in burn),” and “l.” It would be nice if there were an attestation of the former being used by itself to write the name of Abraham’s home town; I suppose that might be buried in the Church archives somewhere. I certainly neglected to do it myself when I transcribed the Pearl of Great Price and Old Testament. I have also not used đ for ye as I should. I hope there aren’t any others.
The two liquids ended up in Unicode as ER and EL.
Finally, we have three nasals đŁ, đ€, and đ„, consonants pronounced with the unstinted coöperation of the nose, said to be “m,” “n,” and “eng (as in length).” Unicode calls them EM, EN, and ENG.
All-in-all, then we have:
Fourteen letters with a one-letter name and no sound exemplar.
Four letters with a one-letter name and sound exemplar.
Two letters with a multi-letter name and no sound exemplar.
Twelve letters with a multi-letter name and sound exemplars.
Six letters with no name at all but sound exemplars. These are all the short vowels, and it is likely that the intention is that, like the long vowels, their name is the sound they make.
For thirteen of the fourteen letters with one-letter names and no sound exemplar, it is possible to infer from other evidence that the name is intended to be the same as the English name of the corresponding Latin letter. The exception is đ, which is given the name “h.” So, what to do here?
If we make an exception to the pattern and assume that its Deseret name is not the English name of its Latin counterpart—what is its name?
If we follow the pattern and call it /ËeÉȘtÊ/, then it is the only letter in the Deseret alphabet whose name does not contain the sound it makes. That might seem disastrously bad until one remembers that it its Latin counterpart has that property, too, and is also unique in so doing.
The most obvious thing is to call it /ËeÉȘtÊ/ and live with the weirdness. (Not that we really have to. We don’t have to be bound by the hoary ways of our long-dead ancestors. We can call it whatever we want: “What-you-may-call-um,” or “What-was-his-name,” or maybe “Thing-um-a-jig.” If we want to be rude, we could even resort to epithets like “Candle-ends,” or even—dare we say it?—“Toasted-cheese.” Personally, I like the sound of the name “Huh”. )
There is, fortunately, one other solution. Just as some people call the last letter of the standard English alphabet /ËziË/ and some call it /ËzÉd/, there are places where the eighth letter is called /ËheÉȘtÊ/, such as Ireland and Newfoundland. Most Australians call it /ËheÉȘtÊ/, too. (I don’t know about New Zealand.)
Well, let’s follow the Irish for once, say I. After all, Michael Everson is Irish. Besides, I’m still mulling over the idea of moving to Newfoundland two years later. /ËheÉȘtÊ/ it is.
So there you have it: thirty-eight letters, thirty-eight names:
/ËiË/, /ËeÉȘ/, /ËÉ/, /ËÉ/, /ËoÊ/, /ËuË/,
/ËÉȘ/, /ËÉ/, /ËĂŠ/, /ËÉ/, /ËÊ/, /ËÊ/,
/ËaÉȘ/, /ËaÊ/, /ËwuË/, /ËjiË/, /ËheÉȘtÊ/,
/ËpiË/, /ËbiË/, /ËtiË/, /ËdiË/, /ËtÊiË/, /ËdÊiË/, /ËkeÉȘ/, /ËgeÉȘ/,
/ËÉf/, /ËviË/, /ËÉΞ/, /ËðiË/, /ËÉs/, /ËziË/, /ËÉÊ/, /ËÊiË/,
/ËÊr/, /ËÉl/, /ËÉm/, /ËÉn/, /ËÉĆ/
Oh, and what about an actual abecedary? Well, it depends on your definition there. Some dictionaries say that it’s just a written-out list of the letters of the alphabet. Others say that it can be used for an alphabet book or primer. You know, ‘“A’ is for Apple” through “‘Z’ is for Zizzer-Zazzer-Zuzz,” that sort of thing. The former is easy enough. How about the latter?
Well, funny you should ask. It turns out that such a thing isn’t possible.
First of all, there’s the letter đ. The simple fact of the matter is that it doesn’t occur in modern Utah English at all. It’s just not a sound we make. Ever. I can’t even say it without some effort, and even then, I’m not sure I’m doing it correctly.
Now, strictly speaking, we don’t distinguish đ from đ, either, so one or the other of those should go. The difference, though, is that the dictionaries I use for reference do make the distinction between đ and đ. A number of dialects east of the Mississippi still have not undergone the cot-caught merger. (Or the caught-cot merger, if you prefer.) None of my dictionaries, however—none at all—use đ anywhere. It’s just that rare nowadays in American English. The father-bother merger is all-but complete.
Beyond that, there are three problematic letters: đ, đ , and đ„. None of these occur in native English words in initial position. đ doesn’t seem to occur in final position, either. That rather puts a damper on things. Still, it isn’t an insuperable problem. I have seen alphabet books unwilling to use either “X-ray” or “xylophone” for X; and as for “Xerxes,” that’s a rather obscure reference for preschoolers these days. (“Xerxy, Perxy, Turxy, Xerxy, Linxy, lurxy, Great King Xerxes!” Thank you, Edward Lear.) The solution is to use a word with an X in the middle, something like, “X is for existential crisis.” It’s clumsy, but it works, and it gives us the option of “đ is for book,” “đ is for beige,” and “đ„ is for sing.”
I may some day write an actual abecedarium for the Deseret Alphabet. Meanwhile, I give you, the Deseret Alphabet Song:
The music is Twelve Variations on “Ah vous dirai-je, Maman”, K. 265/300e, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and we even arranged for his corpse to be playing the harpsichord. (We spared no expense.) The singer is Hatsune Miku, the Japanese superstar. She has some trouble with English vowels, but otherwise we’re pleased with her performance. (For those who find her usual outfit immodest—we’re disappointed in that, too, and wish we could have convinced her to wear something more appropriate, like a longer skirt. She’s a sweet kid, though.)
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Happy Public Domain Day!
Over the course of my lifetime, copyright law in the United States has undergone a complex evolution. Overall, this has meant that works effectively stopped entering the public domain. In 1979, everything published in the United States in 1921 or earlier was in the public domain. As 31 December 2018, the public domain had grown by exactly one year.
Large corporations, most notably Disney, fought for the last copyright extension back in 1998. Over the past few years, there have been some fears that they'd try for another extension. They didn't. As of today, therefore, anything published in the United States in 1923 is now in the public domain. From now on, each January 1st, another year of material will be available.
More details on what's been going on and what will happen next are available here.
Naturally, since the Deseret Alphabet Classics series has the public domain as its life-blood, this makes a difference to me. As of yesterday, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Case for Spirit Photography was beyond the pale and unavailable for transliteration without express permission. Today it's not. (I know we have all been anxious to read it in the Deseret Alphabet.)
In practice, I don't know that I'll attempt anything published in 1923 over the course of the coming year. Ultimately that's not the point. The purpose of copyright law, as stated in the US Constitution, is "to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries" (Article I, Section 8). There has been wide-spread feeling that indefinitely long copyrights stifles creativity, rather than encouraging it. Creativity has made one small step forward today. It's "Happy Birthday" all over again.
Large corporations, most notably Disney, fought for the last copyright extension back in 1998. Over the past few years, there have been some fears that they'd try for another extension. They didn't. As of today, therefore, anything published in the United States in 1923 is now in the public domain. From now on, each January 1st, another year of material will be available.
More details on what's been going on and what will happen next are available here.
Naturally, since the Deseret Alphabet Classics series has the public domain as its life-blood, this makes a difference to me. As of yesterday, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Case for Spirit Photography was beyond the pale and unavailable for transliteration without express permission. Today it's not. (I know we have all been anxious to read it in the Deseret Alphabet.)
In practice, I don't know that I'll attempt anything published in 1923 over the course of the coming year. Ultimately that's not the point. The purpose of copyright law, as stated in the US Constitution, is "to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries" (Article I, Section 8). There has been wide-spread feeling that indefinitely long copyrights stifles creativity, rather than encouraging it. Creativity has made one small step forward today. It's "Happy Birthday" all over again.
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Deep in Dante, Behind on XKCD. Also Twitter. Also Also Bumper Stickers
Unfortunately, personal matters have greatly affected my ability to spend time on Deseret Alphabet projects this past year or so. As a result, I've got more than one backlog.
First of all, transcriptions of books are backlogged. I've got several irons in this fire right now:
First of all, transcriptions of books are backlogged. I've got several irons in this fire right now:
- Longfellow's translation of Dante's Divine Comedy
- The Rape of the Lock and The Dunciad by Alexander Pope
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
As always, suggestions are welcome. Works have to be in the public domain with an on-line source available; this is why I'm not using the excellent Folger Shakespeare Library’s excellent texts for the Shakespeare I've done. Shakespeare is in the public domain; the Folger Shakespeare is not.
I do prefer not to do translations, unless the translation is considered an exceptional work in English as well as in the original language. Longfellow’s Dante is a borderline example of that. Edward FitzGerald’s RubĂĄiyĂĄt of Omar KhayyĂĄm would be another, or Pope’s Homer.
On the XKCD front, I'm very far behind—about seven months, actually. (Technically, I'm further behind than that, as there are the first 657 that haven't been covered, and that is something like four or five years.) I've started catching up, but it's going to be a long time before I'm fully there. Because I'm so far behind, I'm more likely than usual to skip complicated strips.
In order to expedite letting people know of new transcriptions, I've set up a Twitter account for announcing them. The handle is @DeseretAlphabet. It might be asked why I don't go on Facebook and use the Facebook group for the Deseret Alphabet to make announcements. I refuse to do Facebook. There are reasons for that. I won't say more.
Finally, I've been reminded that I've got two bumper stickers up on Zazzle for people interested in that sort of thing. They are:
On the XKCD front, I'm very far behind—about seven months, actually. (Technically, I'm further behind than that, as there are the first 657 that haven't been covered, and that is something like four or five years.) I've started catching up, but it's going to be a long time before I'm fully there. Because I'm so far behind, I'm more likely than usual to skip complicated strips.
In order to expedite letting people know of new transcriptions, I've set up a Twitter account for announcing them. The handle is @DeseretAlphabet. It might be asked why I don't go on Facebook and use the Facebook group for the Deseret Alphabet to make announcements. I refuse to do Facebook. There are reasons for that. I won't say more.
Finally, I've been reminded that I've got two bumper stickers up on Zazzle for people interested in that sort of thing. They are:
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- đđ«đđż đźđ đ·đ đżđ°đ đđšđŒ đđźđ
Sunday, December 25, 2016
A Story for Christmas
đ đđźđđ» đČđ đ đŁđ©đŸđŽ
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đđŻđ đ¶đČđ đżđđźđđđš đđČđđźđ đ»đ đŒđ đșđČđ» đđđȘđč đŒđ”đ đ«đ đ đđ°đșđš đđźđ»đČđ đżđ”đœ đ°đđŒ đžđ”đ. đđŹ đđŻđđČ đŒđźđŒ đźđ». đđ¶đźđœ đźđđ đ»đźđđ©đ»đ đ đđ«đđČđ đđČđđđŻđżđđČđ đđ°đ» đđŽđ đźđ đđ©đŒ đČđč đČđ đ đȘđșđ, đ đđźđđČđđ, đ°đđŒ đ đđŽđđ, đ¶đźđ đ đđźđđČđđ đčđđČđŒđȘđđźđđ©đ»đźđ.
đđ¶đŽđ đ đđźđ đ»đđČđ đČđ đ đžđŹđ đźđ đđđ°đŸđđČđđš đ đČđșđ đŽđŒđźđ đđđČđ đ đđČđđ đ» đ đ»đ©đŸ đ»đ đ đ đŻđżđČđđŒ, đ»đ©đż đȘ đđłđż đ°đ» đ đžđŹđ. đ đđČđđđźđđ» đđđ°đ» đ°đ» $8 đčđČđ đ¶đšđż. đđ» đŒđźđŒ đđȘđ» đźđđđ°đżđ»đđš đșđŻđđČđ đŒđČđ đżđđźđčđđČđ, đșđČđ» đźđ» đ đČđđ»đČđđđš đžđ°đŒ đđ°đ» đ¶đČđđŒ đ«đ đ đđłđżđ”đ» đđ«đ đ đđŻđđŒđźđżđČđđ đš đ đżđ¶đȘđŒ.
đđ đ đđŻđ đ»đźđșđ·đđ đșđČđđŹ đ¶đČđ đȘ đđŻđ»đČđ-đșđȘđżđ đźđđ»đ đžđ¶đźđœ đđŹ đđŻđ»đČđ đ¶đłđŒ đđŹ, đ°đđŒ đ°đ đźđđŻđżđ»đđźđż đșđČđ»đČđ đđđČđ đžđ¶đźđœ đđŹ đđ«đđ»đČđ đđźđđđČđ đżđłđŒ đżđŹđżđ đȘ đđźđ. đđđ đŹ đ°đčđČđđ»đ©đđźđ đđŻđđČđđ»đ đ¶đČđ đȘ đżđȘđđŒ đșđŻđđźđ đ đđ©đ “đŁđ. đđ©đđ đđźđđźđđžđ°đ đđČđ.”
đ “đđźđđźđđžđ°đ” đžđ°đŒ đșđźđ đđđČđ đ»đ đ đșđđšđ đŒđłđđźđ đȘ đđ«đđđČđ đčđźđđšđČđŒ đČđ đčđđȘđ đčđŻđđźđ»đš đžđ¶đŻđ đźđ»đ đčđČđđŻđ đČđ đ¶đČđ đșđšđźđ đčđ©đŒ $30 đčđČđ đ¶đšđż. đ€đ”, đžđ¶đŻđ đ đźđđżđČđ đ¶đČđ đđđČđđż đ»đ $20, đ đđŻđ»đČđđ đČđ “đđźđđźđđžđ°đ” đđłđżđ» đșđđČđđŒ, đ°đ đđŹ đđ© đ¶đČđ đđźđđżđźđ đ đźđđšđČđ đđš đČđ đżđȘđđ»đđ°đżđ»đźđ đ»đ đȘ đđȘđŒđČđ đ» đ°đđŒ đČđđČđ đđđźđ đ. đđČđ» đžđ¶đŻđđŻđđČđ đŁđ. đđ©đđ đđźđđźđđžđ°đ đđČđ đżđ©đ đžđŹđ đ°đđŒ đđšđœđ» đžđźđ đđđ°đ» đČđșđČđ đžđš đ¶đČđ đżđ«đđŒ “đđźđ” đ°đđŒ đđđ©đ»đđš đžđČđđŒ đșđŽ đŁđđ . đđ©đđ đđźđđźđđžđ°đ đđČđ, đ«đđđŻđŒđš đźđđ»đđČđŒđđ đ» đ»đ đ·đ đ°đ đđŻđđČ. đđ¶đźđœ đźđ đ«đ đđŻđđš đđłđŒ.
đđŻđđČ đđźđđźđđ» đžđČđ đżđđŽ đ°đđŒ đČđ»đŻđđŒđČđŒ đ»đ đžđČđ đœđšđżđ đ¶đźđ đ đčđ”đŒđČđ đđ°đ. đđš đ đ»đłđŒ đșđŽ đ đ¶đźđđŒđŹ đ°đđŒ đđłđżđ» đ”đ» đŒđČđđš đ°đ» đȘ đđđ© đżđ°đ» đ¶đ«đżđźđ đȘ đđđ© đđŻđđ đźđ đȘ đđđ© đșđ°đżđ·đȘđđŒ. đđČđđȘđđŹ đ¶đłđŒ đș đđđźđ đđČđ đđ©, đ°đđŒ đđš đžđ°đŒ đŹđđđš $1.87 đ¶đźđ đžđ¶đźđœ đ»đ đșđŽ đđźđ đȘ đčđđŻđđČđđ». đđš đžđ°đŒ đșđźđ đ đ©đđźđ đŻđđđš đčđŻđđš đđš đżđłđŒ đđ«đ đđČđđđ , đ¶đźđ đđźđ đđČđđČđđ». đđ¶đŻđđ»đš đŒđ«đđČđđ đȘ đ¶đšđż đŒđČđđ’đ» đđŹ đđȘđ. đđżđ đčđŻđđ đČđ đžđ°đŒ đșđźđ đđđ©đ»đČđ đđ°đ đđš đžđ°đŒ đżđ°đđżđ·đČđđ©đ»đČđŒ. đđ© đ«đđ¶đ©đ đȘđ. đđđđš $1.87 đ»đ đșđŽ đȘ đčđđŻđđČđđ» đđ«đ đđźđ. đđČđ đđźđ. đŁđŻđđš đȘ đžđ°đčđš đ”đ đđš đžđ°đŒ đ đčđŻđđ» đčđđ°đđźđ đđ«đ đ đČđđđźđ đđŽđ đđ«đ đžđźđ. đđČđđđźđ đđŽđ đ°đđŒ đđŻđ đ°đđŒ đ đ»đČđđđźđ—đ đČđđđźđ đŸđČđ đ» đȘ đđźđ»đČđ đșđźđ» đđźđ đ»đ đșđšđźđ đ¶đČđđđš đČđ đ đȘđđČđ đČđ đșđšđźđ đŹđđŒ đșđŽ đđźđ.
đđŻđ đ¶đČđ đȘ đčđźđ-đđđ°đ đșđČđ»đ¶đšđ đ đ¶đźđđŒđŹđ đČđ đ đđđ. đđČđđžđ°đčđ đ·đ đžđ°đ đ đšđ đȘ đčđźđ-đđđ°đ đźđ đ°đ $8 đđđ°đ». đ đđŻđđš đđźđ đ°đđŒ đđŻđđš đ°đŸđźđ đčđČđđ đČđ đđ©, đșđŽ đČđșđđČđđđźđ đžđźđ đđČđđđŻđżđđČđ đźđ đȘ đđ°đčđźđŒ đ đšđżđ¶đČđđ đČđ đđȘđđŸđźđ»đđŒđźđđČđ đ đ»đđźđčđ , đČđșđ»đ©đ đȘ đđŻđđđš đ°đżđ·đČđđČđ» đżđČđđ đŻđčđđČđ đČđ đžđźđ đđłđżđ . đđŻđđČ, đșđšđźđ đ đđŻđđŒđČđ, đžđ°đŒ đđ°đ đ»đČđđŒ đ đȘđđ».
đđČđŒđČđđđš đđš đžđ¶đČđđđŒ đđđČđ đ đ¶đźđđŒđŹ đ°đđŒ đ đ»đłđŒ đșđČđđ«đ đ đđđ°đ . đđČđ đŽđ đ¶đČđ đđŽđđźđ đșđđźđđ·đČđđ»đđš, đșđČđ» đžđČđ đđ©đ đžđ°đŒ đđ«đ đ» đźđ»đ đżđČđđČđ đ¶đźđđźđ đ»đ¶đŻđđ»đš đ đŻđżđČđđŒđ. đĄđ°đčđźđŒđđš đđš đčđłđđŒ đŒđ”đ đžđČđ đžđŻđ đ°đđŒ đđŻđ» đźđ» đđ«đ đ»đ đźđ»đ đđłđ đđŻđđ.
đ€đ”, đđŻđ đ¶đČđ đ»đ đčđČđđŻđđČđđ đČđ đ đđ©đđ đđźđđźđđžđ°đ đđČđđ đźđ đžđ¶đźđœ đđ© đșđŹđ đ»đłđż đȘ đđŽđ»đš đčđđŽđŒ. đđČđ đ¶đČđ đđźđ’đ đđŹđđŒ đ¶đ«đœ đđ°đ» đžđ°đŒ đșđźđ đžđźđ đđȘđđČđ’đ đ°đđŒ đžđźđ đđđ°đđŒđđȘđđČđ’đ. đ đČđđČđ đ¶đČđ đđŻđđČ’đ đžđŻđ. đđ°đŒ đ đđ¶đšđ đČđ đđšđșđČ đđźđđŒ đźđ đ đđđ°đ» đČđżđđ«đ đ đŻđđđ°đđ», đđŻđđČ đ¶đłđŒ đžđ°đ đđŻđ» đžđČđ đžđŻđ đžđ°đ đ”đ» đ đ¶đźđđŒđŹ đ đČđ đŒđ© đ»đ đŒđđŽ đŸđČđ đ» đ»đ đŒđČđčđđšđđšđ©đ» đđČđ đŁđ°đŸđČđ đ»đš’đ đŸđđČđđ đ°đđŒ đđźđđ»đ . đđ°đŒ đđźđ đđȘđđČđđČđ đșđźđ đ đŸđ°đđČđ»đČđ, đ¶đźđ đ«đ đžđźđ đ»đđŻđđČđđ đčđŽđđŒ đČđč đźđ đ đșđ©đ đđČđđ», đđźđ đ¶đłđŒ đžđ°đ đčđłđđŒ đ”đ» đžđźđ đ¶đ«đœ đŻđđđš đ»đŽđ đžđš đčđ°đ đ», đŸđČđ đ» đ»đ đ đš đžđźđ đčđđČđż đ°đ» đžđźđ đșđźđđŒ đđđČđ đŻđđđš.
đđŹ đđ” đđŻđđČ’đ đșđ·đđ»đźđđČđ đžđŻđ đđŻđ đČđșđ”đ» đžđČđ, đđźđčđđźđ đ°đđŒ đđŽđđźđ đđŽđż đȘ đżđ°đ đżđ©đŒ đČđ đșđđ”đ đ¶đ«đ»đČđđ. đđ» đđšđœđ» đșđČđđŹ đžđČđ đđš đ°đđŒ đđ©đŒ đźđ»đ đŻđđ đ«đđđŹđ đ» đȘ đđȘđđđČđđ» đđ«đ đžđČđ. đđđŒ đđŻđ đđš đŒđźđŒ đźđ» đČđč đČđđŻđ đđČđđđČđ đđš đ°đđŒ đżđ¶đźđżđđš. đđČđđ đđš đđȘđđ»đČđđŒ đđ«đ đȘ đđźđđČđ» đ°đđŒ đ đ»đłđŒ đ đ»đźđ đžđ¶đŽđ đȘ đ»đźđ đ«đ đ»đ đ đčđđ°đđ» đ«đ đ đ¶đ«đđ đđŻđŒ đżđȘđđčđČđ».
đđ đ¶đŻđđ» đžđČđ đŹđđŒ đșđđ”đ đŸđ°đżđČđ»; đ«đ đ¶đŻđđ» đžđČđ đŹđđŒ đșđđ”đ đžđ°đ». đđźđ đȘ đžđ¶đČđđ đČđ đ đżđČđđ»đ đ°đđŒ đ¶đźđ đ đșđđźđđ·đČđđ» đ đčđȘđđżđČđ đ đ»đźđ đźđ đžđČđ đŽđ, đđš đđđČđ»đČđđŒ đ”đ» đ đŒđ«đ đ°đđŒ đŒđ”đ đ đ đ»đŻđđ đ»đ đ đ đ»đđšđ».
đđ¶đŻđ đđš đ đ»đȘđčđ» đ đ đŽđ đđŻđŒ: “Mme. đđŹđđđŹđđš. đđŻđ đđłđŒđ đČđ đđ đđŽđđŒđ.” đđČđ đđđŽđ» đČđč đđŻđđČ đđ°đ, đ°đđŒ đżđČđđŻđżđ»đČđŒ đžđČđđ đŻđđ, đčđ°đđ»đźđ. Madame, đđȘđđŸ, đ»đ đžđ¶đŽđ», đœđźđđš, đžđȘđđŒđđš đđłđżđ» đ “đđŹđđđŹđđš.”
“đđźđ đ·đ đșđŽ đđŽ đžđŻđ?” đ°đ đżđ» đđŻđđČ.
“đ đșđŽ đžđŻđ,” đ đŻđŒ Madame. “đđ©đż đ·đČđ đžđ°đ» đ«đ đ°đđŒ đđŻđ»’đ đžđ°đ đȘ đ đŽđ» đ°đ» đ đđłđżđ đČđ đźđ».”
đđ”đ đđźđčđČđđŒ đ đșđđ”đ đżđ°đ đżđ©đŒ. “đđ¶đŻđđ»đš đŒđ«đđČđđ,” đ đŻđŒ Madame, đđźđđ»đźđ đ đđ°đ đ¶đźđ đȘ đčđđ°đżđ»đźđ đ» đžđ°đđŒ.
“đđźđ đźđ» đ»đ đđš đżđ¶đźđż,” đ đŻđŒ đđŻđđČ.
đ, đ°đđŒ đ đđŻđżđ đ» đ»đ đ”đđ đ»đđźđčđ» đșđŽ đ«đ đđŹđđš đ¶đźđđ. đđČđđđŻđ» đ đžđ°đđ» đđŻđ»đČđđ«đ. đđš đ¶đČđ đđ°đđ đ°đżđźđ đ đ đ»đ«đđ đđ«đ đđźđ’đ đčđđŻđđČđđ».
đđš đđ”đđŒ đźđ» đ°đ» đđ°đ đ». đđ» đđłđđđš đžđ°đŒ đșđźđ đđ©đŒ đđ«đ đđźđ đ°đđŒ đđŹ đ¶đČđ đŻđđ . đđŻđ đ¶đČđ đđŹ đČđđČđ đđŽđż đźđ» đźđ đŻđđš đČđ đ đ đ»đ«đđ, đ°đđŒ đđš đžđ°đŒ đ»đČđđđŒ đ«đ đČđ đđŻđ đźđđ đŽđŒ đ”đ». đđ» đ¶đČđ đȘ đčđđ°đ»đźđđČđ đđ«đș đœđ©đ đ đźđđčđČđ đ°đđŒ đœđ©đ đ» đźđ đŒđČđđŽđ, đčđđȘđčđČđđđš đčđđČđżđđ©đđźđ đźđ»đ đđ°đđ·đ đșđŽ đ đČđșđ đ»đČđđ đČđđŹđ đ°đđŒ đđȘđ» đșđŽ đđŻđđČđ»đđźđđČđ đ«đđđČđđŻđđ»đ©đđČđ—đ°đ đ«đ đđłđŒ đđźđđ đđłđŒ đŒđ. đđ» đ¶đČđ đšđđČđ đ¶đČđđđš đČđ đ đđ«đœ. đđ đ đđ đ°đ đđš đ đ« đźđ» đđš đđ đđ°đ» đźđ» đđČđ đ» đș đđźđ’đ. đđ» đ¶đČđ đđŽđż đžđźđ. đđ¶đŽđČđ»đđČđ đ°đđŒ đđ°đđ·đ—đ đŒđČđ đżđđźđčđđČđ đČđčđđŽđŒ đ»đ đșđŹđ. đđ¶đŻđđ»đš-đ¶đČđ đŒđ«đđČđđ đđ© đ»đłđż đđđČđ đžđČđ đđ«đ đźđ», đ°đđŒ đđš đžđČđđšđŒ đžđŹđ đ¶đźđ đ 87 đ đŻđđ»đ . đđźđ đđ°đ» đœđ©đ đ«đ đžđźđ đ¶đ«đœ đđźđ đđŽđ» đș đčđđȘđčđČđđđš đ°đđżđđČđ đČđșđ”đ» đ đ»đŽđ đźđ đŻđđš đżđČđđčđČđđš. đđđ°đđŒ đ°đ đ đ¶đ«đœ đ¶đČđ, đžđš đ đČđđ»đŽđđ đđłđżđ» đ°đ» đźđ» đ«đ đ đ đđŽ đ«đ đČđżđ”đđ» đČđ đ đŹđđŒ đđŻđđČđ đ đ»đđ°đč đđ°đ» đžđš đ·đđđŒ đźđ đčđđ©đ đČđ đȘ đœđ©đ.
đđ¶đŻđ đđŻđđČ đđšđœđ» đžđŹđ đžđČđ đźđđ»đȘđżđ đźđżđ©đđČđ đđ©đ đ¶đ© đȘ đđźđ»đČđ đ»đ đčđđđŒđČđđ đ°đđŒ đđšđđČđ. đđš đđȘđ» đ”đ» đžđČđ đżđČđđđźđ đŽđČđđđ đ°đđŒ đđŽđ»đČđŒ đ đđ°đ đ°đđŒ đ¶đŻđđ» đ»đ đ¶đČđđż đđČđčđŻđđźđ đ đđ°đđČđŸđČđ đđ©đŒ đșđŽ đŸđŻđđČđđȘđ đźđ»đš đ°đŒđČđŒ đ»đ đđČđ. đđ¶đźđœ đźđ đ«đđ¶đ©đ đȘ đ»đđČđđŻđđŒđČđ đ»đ°đ đż, đŒđźđ đđđŻđđŒđ—đȘ đđ°đđČđ đ»đ°đ đż.
đđźđđźđ đđ«đđ»đš đđźđđČđ»đ đžđČđ đžđŻđŒ đ¶đČđ đżđČđđČđđŒ đ¶đźđ đ»đŽđđš, đżđđŹđ -đđŽđźđ đżđČđđđ đđ°đ» đđ©đŒ đžđČđ đđłđż đ¶đČđđŒđČđđđČđđš đđŽđż đȘ đ»đđđČđđ» đ đżđđđșđ«đź. đđš đđłđżđ» đ°đ» đžđČđ đđČđđđŻđżđđČđ đźđ đ đđźđđČđ đđ«đ, đżđŻđđđČđđš, đ°đđŒ đżđđźđ»đźđżđČđđš.
“đđ đđźđ đŒđČđđ’đ» đżđźđ đđš,” đđš đ đŻđŒ đ»đ đžđČđđ đŻđđ, “đșđČđđ«đ đžđš đ»đ©đżđ đȘ đ đŻđżđČđđŒ đđłđż đ°đ» đđš, đžđš’đ đ đ© đ đđłđż đđŽđż đȘ đđŹđđš đđđČđđŒ đżđ«đđČđ đđČđđ. đđČđ» đžđ¶đČđ» đżđłđŒ đ đŒđ—đŹ! đžđ¶đČđ» đżđłđŒ đ đŒđ đ¶đźđ đȘ đŒđ«đđČđ đ°đđŒ đ©đ»đš-đ đŻđđČđ đ đŻđđ»đ ?”
đđ» 7 đČ’đżđđȘđż đ đżđ«đđš đ¶đČđ đđ©đŒ đ°đđŒ đ đđđŽđźđ-đčđ°đ đ¶đČđ đ«đ đ đșđ°đż đČđ đ đ đ»đŹđ đžđȘđ» đ°đđŒ đđŻđŒđš đ»đ đżđłđż đ đœđȘđčđ .
đđźđ đ¶đČđ đđŻđđČđ đđ©đ». đđŻđđČ đŒđČđșđČđđŒ đ đđ«đș đœđ©đ đźđ đžđČđ đžđ°đđŒ đ°đđŒ đ đ°đ» đ«đ đ đżđ«đđđČđ đČđ đ đ»đ©đșđČđ đđźđ đ đŒđ«đ đđ°đ» đžđš đ«đđ¶đ©đ đŻđđ»đČđđŒ. đđŻđ đđš đžđČđđŒ đžđźđ đ đ»đŻđč đ«đ đ đ đ»đŻđ đČđ¶đ© đŒđ”đ đ«đ đ đđČđđ đ» đđđŽđ», đ°đđŒ đđš đ»đČđđđŒ đžđ¶đŽđ» đđ«đ đŸđČđ đ» đȘ đđŹđđČđđ». đđš đžđ°đŒ đȘ đžđ°đșđźđ» đđ«đ đ đ©đźđ đđźđ»đČđ đ đŽđđČđđ» đčđđŻđđ đČđșđ”đ» đ đ đźđđčđđČđ đ» đŻđđđšđŒđ© đđźđđ, đ°đđŒ đđ” đđš đžđ¶đźđ đčđČđđŒ: “đđđšđ đđȘđŒ, đđ©đż đžđźđ đđźđđż đ đ°đ đ đ»đźđ đčđđźđ»đš.”
đ đŒđ«đ đŹđčđČđđŒ đ°đđŒ đđźđ đ đ»đŻđčđ» đźđ đ°đđŒ đżđđŹđđŒ đźđ». đđš đđłđżđ» đđźđ đ°đđŒ đđŻđđš đ đźđđšđČđ . đđłđ đđŻđđŹ, đžđš đ¶đČđ đŹđđđš đ»đ¶đŻđđ»đš-đ»đ—đ°đđŒ đ»đ đș đșđČđđŒđČđđŒ đ¶đźđ đȘ đđ°đđźđđš! đđš đđšđŒđČđŒ đȘ đđ đŹđđČđđżđŹđ» đ°đđŒ đžđš đ¶đČđ đ¶đźđđ”đ» đđđČđđ.
đđźđ đ đ»đȘđčđ» đźđđ đŽđŒ đ đŒđ«đ, đ°đ đźđđđđČđșđČđ đ°đ đȘ đ đŻđ»đČđ đ°đ» đ đ đŻđđ» đČđ đżđ¶đ©đ. đđźđ đŽđ đ¶đČđ đđźđżđ đ» đČđčđȘđ đđŻđđČ, đ°đđŒ đđŻđ đ¶đČđ đ°đ đźđżđ đčđđŻđđČđ đźđ đđŻđ đđ°đ» đđš đżđłđŒ đđȘđ» đđšđŒ, đ°đđŒ đźđ» đ»đŻđđźđđŽđŒ đžđČđ. đđ» đ¶đČđ đđȘđ» đ©đđđČđ, đđ«đ đ đČđđčđđŽđ, đđ«đ đŒđźđ đČđčđđđđČđ, đđ«đ đžđ«đđČđ, đđ«đ đŻđđš đČđ đ đ đŻđđ»đźđđČđđ»đ đđ°đ» đđš đžđ°đŒ đșđźđ đčđđČđčđŻđđŒ đđ«đ. đđš đ đźđđčđđš đ đ»đŻđđŒ đ°đ» đžđČđ đđźđżđ đČđŒđđš đ¶đźđ đđ°đ» đčđČđżđ·đđđ·đČđ đźđżđ đčđđŻđđČđ đ«đ đžđźđ đđ©đ .
đđŻđđČ đđźđđČđđŒ đ«đ đ đ»đ©đșđČđ đ°đđŒ đ¶đŻđđ» đđ«đ đžđźđ.
“đđźđ, đŒđȘđđđźđ,” đđš đżđđŽđŒ, “đŒđŹđ’đ» đđłđż đ°đ» đđš đđ°đ» đ¶đ©. đ đžđ°đŒ đđŽ đžđŻđ đżđČđ» đ«đ đ°đđŒ đ đŹđđŒ đșđČđżđČđ đ đżđłđŒđ’đ» đžđ°đ đđźđđŒ đđđ đđđźđ đđČđ đ¶đźđđ”đ» đđźđđźđ đ·đ đȘ đčđđŻđđČđđ». đđ»’đ đđđŹ đ”đ» đČđđŻđ—đ·đ đ¶đŹđ’đ» đđŽđđŒ, đ¶đźđ đ·đ? đ đŸđČđ đ» đžđ°đŒ đ»đ đŒđ đźđ». đŁđŽ đžđŻđ đđđŹđ đ«đđČđđš đđ°đ đ». đđ© ‘đŁđŻđđš đđđźđ đđČđ !’ đđźđ, đ°đđŒ đđŻđ»’đ đș đžđ°đčđš. đđ đŒđŹđ’đ» đđŹ đžđ¶đČđ» đȘ đđŽđ —đžđ¶đČđ» đȘ đșđ·đđ»đźđđČđ, đđŽđ đđźđđ» đ’đ đđȘđ» đđ«đ đ·đ.”
“đđ’đ đżđČđ» đ«đ đ·đ«đ đžđŻđ?” đ°đ đżđ» đđźđ, đđČđșđ«đđšđČđ đđš, đ°đ đźđ đžđš đžđ°đŒ đđȘđ» đČđđŽđđŒ đ°đ» đđ°đ» đčđ©đ»đČđđ» đđ°đżđ» đ·đŻđ» đšđđČđ đ°đđ»đČđ đ đžđȘđđŒđČđ đ» đđŻđđ»đČđ đđ©đșđČđ.
“đđČđ» đźđ» đ«đ đ°đđŒ đ đŹđđŒ đźđ»,” đ đŻđŒ đđŻđđČ. “đđŹđ’đ» đ·đ đđŽđż đđš đŸđČđ đ» đ°đ đ¶đŻđ, đŻđđšđžđ”? đ’đ đđš đ¶đźđđ”đ» đđŽ đžđŻđ, đ©đ’đ» đ?”
đđźđ đđłđżđ» đČđșđ”đ» đ đđđ đżđ·đłđđšđČđ đđš.
“đđ đ đ© đ·đ«đ đžđŻđ đźđ đđ«đ?” đžđš đ đŻđŒ, đ¶đźđ đ°đ đŻđ đ«đđđŹđ đ» đČđ đźđŒđšđČđ đš.
“đđ đđšđŒđ’đ» đđłđż đđ«đ đźđ»,” đ đŻđŒ đđŻđđČ. “đđ»’đ đ đŹđđŒ, đ đ»đŻđ đ·đ—đ đŹđđŒ đ°đđŒ đđ«đ, đ»đ. đđ»’đ đđđźđ đđČđ đđ, đșđ«đź. đ đđłđŒ đ»đ đđš, đđ«đ đźđ» đ¶đŻđđ» đđ«đ đ·đ. đŁđ©đșđš đ đžđŻđđ đČđ đđŽ đžđŻđŒ đ¶đČđ đđČđđșđČđđŒ,” đđš đ¶đŻđđ» đ«đ đ¶đźđ đ đČđŒđČđ đ đźđđšđČđ đ đ¶đšđ»đđČđ , “đșđČđ» đđŹđșđČđŒđš đżđłđŒ đŻđđČđ đżđ”đđ» đđŽ đđČđ đđ«đ đ·đ. đđ°đ đ đčđłđ» đ đœđȘđčđ đ«đ, đđźđ?”
đđ» đČđ đžđźđ đ»đđ°đđ đđźđ đ đšđđŒ đżđ¶đźđżđđš đ»đ đ¶đ©đż. đđš đźđđđŹđđŒđČđŒ đžđźđ đđŻđđČ. đđ«đ đ»đŻđ đ đŻđżđČđđŒđ đđŻđ» đČđ đđČđđȘđđŒ đ¶đźđ đŒđźđ đżđđšđ» đ đżđđđ»đźđđš đ đČđ đźđđżđȘđđ đČđżđ¶đŻđđœđČđ đȘđșđŸđŻđżđ» đźđ đ đČđđČđ đŒđČđđŻđżđđČđ. đđ» đŒđ«đđČđđ đȘ đ¶đšđż đ«đ đȘ đđźđđ·đČđ đȘ đ·đźđ—đžđ¶đČđ» đźđ đ đŒđźđđČđđČđđ ? đ đđ°đđČđđČđ»đźđđČđ đ«đ đȘ đ¶đźđ» đ¶đłđŒ đđźđ đ·đ đ đđ«đ đ°đđ đČđ. đ đđ©đŸđŽ đșđđ«đ» đđ°đđ·đČđ¶đČđșđČđ đđźđđ»đ , đșđČđ» đđ°đ» đ¶đČđ đđȘđ» đČđđČđ đđŻđ. đđźđ đŒđȘđđż đČđ đČđđđČđ đ¶đźđ đș đźđđđđźđđ©đ»đČđŒ đđ©đ»đČđ đ«đ.
đđźđ đŒđđ đȘ đčđ°đżđČđŸ đđđČđ đžđźđ đŹđđČđđżđŹđ» đčđȘđżđČđ» đ°đđŒ đđđ đźđ» đČđčđȘđ đ đ»đ©đșđČđ.
“đđŹđ’đ» đđ©đż đŻđđš đđźđ đ»đ©đż, đđŻđ,” đžđš đ đŻđŒ, “đČđșđ”đ» đđš. đ đŒđŹđ’đ» đđźđđż đđŻđ’đ đŻđđšđđźđ đźđ đ đ¶đ© đČđ đȘ đžđŻđđżđČđ» đ«đ đȘ đđ©đ đ«đ đȘ đđ°đđčđ đđ°đ» đżđłđŒ đđ©đż đđš đđŽđż đđŽ đđČđđ đŻđđš đđŻđ . đđČđ» đźđ đ·đ’đ đČđđđ°đč đđ°đ» đčđ°đżđČđŸ đ·đ đđ© đ đš đžđ¶đŽ đ·đ đžđ°đŒ đđš đđŹđź̈đ đȘ đžđ¶đŽđ đ°đ» đđČđđ đ».”
đđ¶đŽđ» đđźđđđČđđ đ°đđŒ đđźđđșđČđ đ»đ«đ đ°đ» đ đ đ»đđźđ đ°đđŒ đčđ©đčđČđ. đđđŒ đđŻđ đ°đ đŻđżđ đ»đ°đ»đźđż đ đżđđšđ đČđ đŸđ«đź; đ°đđŒ đđŻđ, đČđđ°đ ! đȘ đżđ¶đźđż đđŻđđźđđźđ đœđ©đđŸ đ»đ đžđźđ đ»đŻđđźđżđČđ đ»đźđđ đ°đđŒ đ¶đ©đđ, đđČđ đŻđ đźđ»đ©đ»đźđ đ đźđđšđŒđšđČđ» đźđđčđđ«đźđđČđđ» đČđ đ«đ đ đżđČđđđČđđ»đźđ đčđ”đČđđ đČđ đ đđ«đđŒ đČđ đ đđđ°đ».
đđ«đ đđŻđ đđ© đ đđŹđđ—đ đ đŻđ» đČđ đżđŹđđ, đ đŽđŒ đ°đđŒ đșđ°đż, đđ°đ» đđŻđđČ đžđ°đŒ đ¶đČđđđźđčđ» đđ«đ đźđ đȘ đđđ«đŒđ¶đ© đ¶đźđđŒđŹ. đđ·đđ»đźđđČđ đżđŹđđ, đčđ·đłđ đ»đ«đđ»đČđ đđŻđ, đ¶đźđ đŸđđČđđŒ đđźđđ—đŸđČđ đ» đ đđ©đŒ đ»đ đ¶đŻđ đźđ đ đșđ·đđ»đźđđČđ đđ°đđźđđ» đžđŻđ. đđ© đ¶đČđ đźđżđ đčđŻđđ đźđ đżđŹđđ, đđš đđ, đ°đđŒ đžđČđ đžđȘđđ» đžđ°đŒ đ đźđđčđđš đżđđ©đđŒ đ°đđŒ đ·đČđđđŒ đŹđđČđ đđŻđ đ¶đźđđ”đ» đ đđšđ đ» đžđŹđč đČđ đčđČđđŻđđČđ. đđđŒ đđ”, đđ© đ¶đČđ đžđČđđ, đșđČđ» đ đ»đđŻđ đČđ đđ°đ» đđłđŒ đžđ°đ đČđŒđ«đđđŒ đ đżđČđđČđ»đČđŒ đČđŒđ«đđđđČđđ»đ đ¶đČđ đđ«đ.
đđČđ» đđš đžđČđđŒ đđŻđ đ»đ đžđČđ đșđłđđČđ, đ°đđŒ đ°đ» đđŻđđ đđš đ¶đČđ đ©đșđČđ đ»đ đđłđż đČđč đ¶đźđ đŒđźđ đŽđ đ°đđŒ đȘ đ đđŽđ đ°đđŒ đ đ©: “đŁđŽ đžđŻđ đđđŹđ đ đŹ đđ°đ đ», đđźđ!”
đđđŒ đđŻđ đđŻđđČ đđšđčđ» đČđč đđŽđż đȘ đđźđ»đČđ đ đźđđŸđŒ đżđ°đ» đ°đđŒ đżđđŽđŒ, “đ, đŹ!”
đđźđ đžđ°đŒ đđȘđ» đ·đŻđ» đ đšđ đžđźđ đșđ·đđ»đźđđČđ đčđđŻđđČđđ». đđš đžđŻđđŒ đźđ» đ”đ» đ»đ đžđźđ đšđđČđđđš đČđčđȘđ đžđČđ đŹđčđČđ đčđȘđđ. đ đŒđČđ đčđđŻđđČđ đđŻđ»đČđ đ đšđđŒ đ»đ đđđ°đ đ¶đźđ đȘ đđČđđđŻđżđđČđ đČđ đžđČđ đșđđŽđ» đ°đđŒ đȘđđŒđČđđ» đ đčđźđđźđ».
“đđđ’đ» đźđ» đȘ đŒđ°đđŒđš, đđźđ? đ đžđČđđ»đČđŒ đ«đ đŹđđČđ đ»đ”đ đ»đ đđŽđđŒ đźđ». đđ’đ đžđ°đ đ»đ đđłđż đ°đ» đ đ»đŽđ đȘ đžđČđđŒđđČđŒ đ»đŽđđ đȘ đŒđ© đđ”. đđźđ đđš đ·đ«đ đ¶đ«đœ. đ đ¶đ«đđ» đ»đ đ đš đžđ” đźđ» đđłđżđ đ«đ đźđ».”
đđđ đ»đŻđŒ đČđ đŹđșđ©đźđ, đđźđ đ»đČđđșđČđđŒ đŒđ”đ đ«đ đ đżđ”đœ đ°đđŒ đčđłđ» đžđźđ đžđ°đđŒđ đČđđŒđČđ đ đșđ°đż đČđ đžđźđ đžđŻđŒ đ°đđŒ đ đđŽđđŒ.
“đđŻđ,” đ đŻđŒ đžđš, “đđŻđ»’đ đčđłđ» đ”đ đđđźđ đđČđ đčđđŻđđČđđ»đ đČđ¶đ© đ°đđŒ đżđšđč ’đČđ đȘ đžđ¶đŽđ. đđ©’đ đ»đ đđŽđ đ»đ đ·đđ đŸđČđ đ» đ°đ» đčđđŻđđČđđ». đ đ đŹđđŒ đ đ¶đ«đœ đ»đ đđŻđ» đ đđČđđš đ»đ đșđŽ đ·đ«đ đżđŹđđ. đđđŒ đđ” đ đČđčđŹđ đ·đ đčđłđ» đ đœđȘđčđ đ«đ.”
đ đđ©đŸđŽ, đ°đ đ·đ đđŹ, đ¶đČđ đ¶đŽđ đđŻđ—đ¶đČđđŒđČđđđČđđš đ¶đŽđ đđŻđ—đžđ đșđđ«đ» đđźđđ»đ đ»đ đ đđ©đș đźđ đ đđ©đđŸđČđ. đđ© đźđđđŻđđ»đČđŒ đ đȘđđ» đČđ đđźđđźđ đđđźđ đđČđ đčđđŻđđČđđ»đ . đđšđźđ đ¶đŽđ, đđŻđ đđźđđ»đ đ¶đČđ đđŹ đŒđ”đ» đ¶đŽđ đ¶đČđđ, đčđȘđ đźđșđđš đșđŻđđźđ đ đčđđźđđźđđČđŸ đČđ đźđżđ đœđ©đđŸ đźđ đżđ©đ đČđ đŒđđčđđźđżđ©đđČđ. đđđŒ đžđźđ đ đžđ°đ đđ©đđđš đđČđđ©đ»đČđŒ đ»đ đ·đ đ đČđđźđđŻđđ»đđČđ đżđđȘđđźđżđČđ đČđ đ»đ đđđđźđ đœđźđđŒđđČđ đźđ đȘ đđđ°đ» đžđ đđŹđ đ» đČđđ¶đŽđđđš đ đ°đżđđźđđŽđ đ» đđ«đ đšđœ đČđđČđ đ đđđ©đ»đČđ đ» đ»đđŻđđČđđ đČđ đđŻđ đžđ”đ . đđČđ» đźđ đȘ đđ°đ đ» đ¶đČđđŒ đ»đ đ đ¶đŽđ đČđ đđšđ đŒđ©đ đđŻđ» đźđ» đș đ đŻđŒ đđ°đ» đČđ đ«đ đžđ đđźđ đđźđđ»đ đđšđ đ»đ đ¶đČđ đ đ¶đŽđđČđ đ». đđ đ«đ đžđ đđźđ đ°đđŒ đđČđ đšđ đđźđđ»đ , đ đČđœ đ°đ đđ© đȘđ đ¶đŽđđČđ đ». đđđđšđžđ¶đŻđ đđ© đȘđ đ¶đŽđđČđ đ». đđ© đȘđ đ đđ©đŸđŽ.
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