Re: new relay

Shreyas Sampat wrote:
>
> I mistakenly sent this is a private reply:
>
> : How about a passage from Tolkien? He started this whole thing off after
> all.
>
> Not the worst of ideas, though I'd have to find a way obscure passage to
> avoid people figuring out what the passage is and translating with knowledge
> they shouldn't have.  Ewww.
> On the other hand, poems seem to be popular translation material, and if one
> can be found that's sufficiently obscure that would be wonderful *runs to
> hunt poetry on bookcase*

Well, the Tolkien idea has my vote. I haven't read much Tolkien, so the
passage wouldn't have to be too obscure to stop me from cheating.

A poem would work to, provided you could find a good one, one that's not
too convoluted.

Either way, I want in!

--
Robert

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