Re: Klingon Script
| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, July 5, 2002, 16:37 |
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Barry Garcia scripsit:
> God is it the ugliest script i've seen, besides Cherokee (i'm sorry, but
> Cherokee is far too ornate for me). What kind of pen do they use to write
> THAT style? :). I guess you have to drink lots of blood wine constantly to
> get that style of writing down :).
My theory is that to write you have 30-odd punches and a hammer, with
the materials depending on what you are writing on. If you are inscribing
the text on your enemy's skin, for example, you want leather punches.
For writing on the wall, you need a large ink pad and letterpress-type
lead slugs.
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