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| <br>"[Unclear-2]" | | <br>"[Unclear-2]" | ||
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− | + | | U-1: "n... ...sse." | |
+ | | U-2: "...el...ina...": Possibly tell/illuminate? | ||
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| [[File:translator-17.png]] | | [[File:translator-17.png]] | ||
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| colspan="2" | U-1: Totally obscured.<br>U-2: "s...ed"<br>U-3: "b...": because? but their? | | colspan="2" | U-1: Totally obscured.<br>U-2: "s...ed"<br>U-3: "b...": because? but their? | ||
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| [[File:translator-contrast-18.png]] | | [[File:translator-contrast-18.png]] | ||
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+ | | "In time even the hills change.<br>When people first [Unclear-1] and first<br>{{nowrap|built [Unclear-2] cities the seas were joined.}}<br>but there was a great [Unclear-3]<br>{{nowrap|rock [Unclear-4] and the passage was closed.}}<br>Your sea [Unclear-5] with too few rivers.<br>Under the sun it shrank and the water fell.<br>The sea has found a way back in." | ||
|<br><br>"castles"..."welded"<br><br>"mud"..."road"..."forbidden"<br><br><br>"Now"... | |<br><br>"castles"..."welded"<br><br>"mud"..."road"..."forbidden"<br><br><br>"Now"... | ||
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|{{nowrap|U-1: "...lked": walked? talked?}}<br>U-2: Totally obscured.<br>U-3: Totally obscured.<br>U-4: Totally obscured.<br>U-5: "w...": was isolated? | |{{nowrap|U-1: "...lked": walked? talked?}}<br>U-2: Totally obscured.<br>U-3: Totally obscured.<br>U-4: Totally obscured.<br>U-5: "w...": was isolated? | ||
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| "Find" "[Unclear-2]" | | "Find" "[Unclear-2]" | ||
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− | + | | U-1: "...l..l": Will? <Br>With the implicit meaning of "I'll find you a map to help your understanding". | |
+ | | U-2: "Do..." Do? | ||
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| colspan="2" | The fortress is in southern France, the sea south of it in the present Mediterranean's basin, and the other "sea" is the Atlantic. | | colspan="2" | The fortress is in southern France, the sea south of it in the present Mediterranean's basin, and the other "sea" is the Atlantic. | ||
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| [Unclear-1]<br>[Unclear-2] | | [Unclear-1]<br>[Unclear-2] | ||
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+ | | U-1: "...ion": Suggestion? Conception? Religion?<br>U-2: "...ce...": Cancel? | ||
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|<br><br>..."forefathers"/[unclear-1]...<br>..."stand"<br> | |<br><br>..."forefathers"/[unclear-1]...<br>..."stand"<br> | ||
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+ | | U-1: "...ors": ancestors? | ||
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| ..."fortress"..."on"...<br>"[Unclear-1]" | | ..."fortress"..."on"...<br>"[Unclear-1]" | ||
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+ | | U-1: "...a...red": Appeared? | ||
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| colspan="2" | U-1: "..ar..s": shares/guards<br>{{nowrap|[ * ] Unlike most}} alt text, the "learners" and "teachers" in the first and third lines are ''both'' presented as the correct translation. Similarly "teacher" and "leader" in the last line. | | colspan="2" | U-1: "..ar..s": shares/guards<br>{{nowrap|[ * ] Unlike most}} alt text, the "learners" and "teachers" in the first and third lines are ''both'' presented as the correct translation. Similarly "teacher" and "leader" in the last line. | ||
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| colspan="2" | U-1: "w...re" | | colspan="2" | U-1: "w...re" | ||
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| "When we discovered the sea was [Unclear-1]<br>under the bank we tried to shore it up.<br>We '''failed'''.<br>We tried to remove everybody from the basin,<br>but we did not know of your tribe." | | "When we discovered the sea was [Unclear-1]<br>under the bank we tried to shore it up.<br>We '''failed'''.<br>We tried to remove everybody from the basin,<br>but we did not know of your tribe." | ||
− | | "flowing"<br>"berm"..."repair"<br><br><br>"group" | + | | "flowing"<br>"berm"..."repair"<br><br>[Unclear-2]<br>"group" |
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− | + | | U-1: "s...ing": seeping? | |
+ | | U-2: "...ea": sea? area? | ||
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| colspan="2" | U-1: "g...": giant? great? gushing? | | colspan="2" | U-1: "g...": giant? great? gushing? | ||
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| colspan="2" | U-1: "...l": I'll? I will?<br>U-2: "...s": Friends? | | colspan="2" | U-1: "...l": I'll? I will?<br>U-2: "...s": Friends? | ||
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Revision as of 21:12, 24 October 2014
Here's a list of all the blurry text from the translator from 1190: Time, both with the original image and enhanced contrast.
Synonyms
The cartoon reflects the uncertainty of the translator's word choices and pronunciation by obscuring the text with ink blots and overlaying them with synonyms and extra meanings in large, light letters in the background.
For example, in the second panel, "whence" appears in bold letters and "from where" appears behind it in enlarged, lighter letters.
In the third panel "here" is also glossed in the background as "to this fortress".
Grammar
A note about grammar:
- The punctuation appears to be borrowed from the translator's native language.
- The ring diacritic indicates a question mark.
- A single line above a letter is a full stop.
- A double line above a letter is colon or comma.
This might help in determining the native language a bit better.
This explanation may be incomplete or incorrect: Many pictures are missing; maybe we still can some more translation. If you can address this issue, please edit the page! Thanks. |