Re: CHAT: The centre of the temporal universe, was Translation relay

On Fri, 18 Jun 1999, Padraic Brown wrote:

> On Fri, 18 Jun 1999, Sally Caves wrote:
>
> > rage and frustration of scholars.  I have a new Kernu dictionary which
> > emerged in my office recently.  I've got it on a chain so that it
> > won't disappear. ;-)
>
> Amazing the way these books pop up all over the place. ;) Well let's hope
> it works! Ordinary chains are, as we all know, no guarantee against
> Interdimensional Library Hold and Recall.  To prevent this, you need the
> Eighth Level Faculty spell of Noncirculating Permanent Research Materials
> Status. :)  [Try _that_ in Old Hyksos! :P]
>
Easy:

jappa ysamex quotas harwa ne jappas morenas.
harwa berrex quot veddas eddas
quot veddas ne harwex harwa
resta ne idoras resta
quot veddas eddas harwas jappas

This will keep all the books chained to our library forever:
we bring the library (harwa) into contact with the
philosopher's stone; then we tell the library to attract
all the books (quot veddas eddas). Which happens if the
books try to leave the library (quot veddas (books)
ne harwex (leave) the library (harwa). Always (resta
ne idoras resta (has anyone notices the slight
vulgarity present in the description of Old Hyksos yet?),
It holds for all books (quot veddas eddas) in my library!

It'll take the mage 26 points of mental power, plus
3 times the number of books in the library of mental
power!

Any other challenge to Old Hyksos! Jappa zertrex ne jappa
eddas! Ne jappa eddas nex ne morenex jappa!

Boudewijn Rempt  | http://www.xs4all.nl/~bsarempt