Friday 13 January 2012

Translations No. 4 - On Cuttlefish

Yes, the infamous Matt, who started this whole fad, has struck again, pulling me, The Eternal Editor, into the centre of a full scale war on coded cryptic messages. Here we have a classic - upside down text of a clever fashion. Matt, how do you a) the time and b) the patience? Egads!

˙ʎןdɯoɔ ʇuo po oɥʍ ǝosɥʇ ɹoɟ sǝɔuǝbnǝousɔ ǝq ןןıʍ ǝɹǝɥʇ ˙ʎןonsıɹǝs ʎɹǝʌ uɐǝɯ po ı upɐ ˙ʎןonsıɹǝs ʎɹǝʌ pǝpɹɐƃǝɹ ǝq pןonɥs upɐ ʇdos ɹǝodɹd ɐ sı sıɥʇ 'ʇxǝʇ ɟo ʎʇıoddןɟ ʎʇǝddıןɟ onsıɹɐʌ ǝɥʇ ɹɐq :pǝʇuo ǝq oʇ ʇuıdo
˙ǝɹǝɥʇ ƃuıʎן ǝq oʇ pǝuǝddɐɥ ʇnsɾ ʇɐɥʇ sʇsǝʌ ɐɹɔʎן ʍǝɟ ɐ ǝɹǝʍ ǝɹǝɥʇ ɟı ǝqʎɐɯ ɹo ˙pındʇs ʇɐɥʇ ʎןןɐǝɹ ǝɹǝʍ sʇsıʇuǝıɔs ɟı 'ɟooɹdʇǝןןqn dsɐɥɹǝd upɐ ˙ǝןqısıʌuı ǝq pןonʍ ʎǝɥʇ upɐ ˙ɯǝɥʇ pǝoddos ʇɐɥʇ ןןɐ ndou ɹoɹɹǝʇ ƃuıuıɐɹ 'dsɯıןq ƃuıʇɐoןɟ ǝʞıן ǝq p,ʎǝɥʇ ˙ɯǝɥʇ odʇs oʇ po pןonɔ ǝʍ ƃuıɥʇuo sı ǝɹǝɥʇ 'ʎןɟ pןonɔ ʎǝɥʇ ɟı ˙ɥsıɟǝןʇʇnɔ ʞɔɐq ƃuıɹq sʇǝן so ˙sǝıɔǝsd ɹɐןnƃuıs ɐ snsɹǝʌ sǝıɔǝsd ǝןdıʇןnɯ sı ʇı sɐ ɹıɐɟnu ǝq pןonʍ ʇɐɥʇ ʇsǝouɥ ǝq oʇ 'ןןǝʍ ¿ns ou ɹɐʍ pǝƃɐʍ sɔnsןןoɯ ʇuǝƃıןןǝʇuı ǝɥʇ ɟı uǝddɐɥ pןonʍ ʇɐɥʍ ؛ƃuıʞuıɥʇ sɐʍ upɐ 'odopsןɐɥdǝɔ oʇuı ʎןןɐǝɹ ɯɐ ı 'ʎɐʍʎuɐ so ˙ןןıʍ onʎ ʇɐɥʇ ʎɐʍ ʎuɐ uı ʇɐɥʇ ǝʞɐʇ ˙odopsןɐɥdǝɔ oʇuı ʎןןɐǝɹ ɯɐ ı 'ʎɐʍʎuɐ so  
˙ʍuo ןןǝɥ uı onʎ ɟo ʇsǝɹ ǝɥʇ ɥʇıʍ ʞɔnʇs ǝq ʇɥƃıɯ ı ʞuıɥʇ ı ˙ƃuıʇıɹʍ ǝןıɥʍ odsʇs ןןnɟ ǝns oʇ ƃuıʇdɯǝʇ ʎɹǝʌ s,ʇı ؛ǝpıʍpןɹoʍ ǝns ǝɯso ǝǝs ʎןןɐuıɟ pןonʍ ousןoɔıɯǝs ؛ɯǝɥʇ oʇ uǝʇsıן oɥʍ ǝosɥʇ oʇ ןnɟıɔɹǝɯ ǝɹɐ ʎǝɥʇ ʇɐɥʇ pɹɐǝɥ ı ؛odsʇs ןןnɟ ɥsıןqoɐ ʎןqɐoqɹd pןonʍ ʎǝɥʇ uǝɥʇ 'ʎןɟ oʇ uɹɐǝן pıp ɥsıɟǝןʇʇnɔ ɟı so  
˙ןןɐ sı ʇɐɥʇ ˙ןןɐɟ ʎןuıɐʇɹǝɔ ʇosɯ pןonʍ ǝɥ ¿sǝןʇʇnɔ ǝɥʇ oʇ nd oopʇs oɹǝɥ ǝouן ɐ ɟı ʇɐɥʍ

I don't think that needs italic-ising. It would only be more difficult to read.
   Anyway, translation coming through!

What if a lone hero stood up to the cuttlefish? He would most certainly fail. That is all.
   So, if cuttlefish did learn to fly, then they would probably abolish full stops. I heard that they are merciful to those who listen to them. Semicolons would finally see some use worldwide. It's very tempting to use full stops while writing. I think I might be stuck with the rest you in hell now.
   So anyway, I am really into cephalopods. Take that in any way that you will. So anyway, I am really into cephalopods, and was thinking: What would happen if the intelligent molluscs waged war on us? Well, to be honest, that would be unfair, as it is multiple species versus a singular species. So let's bring back cuttlefish. If they could fly, there is nothing we could do to stop them. They's be like floating blimps, raining terror upon all that opposed them. And they would be invisible. And perhaps bulletproof, if scientists were really that stupid. Or maybe if there were a few lycra vests that just happened to be lying there.
   Point to be noted: Bar the various flippety floppety of text, this is a proper spot and should be regarded very seriously. And I do mean very seriously. There will be consequences for those who do not comply.

... And it's done! I win. Editor - Three, Matt - Nil. Three nil! Ha!
   So, victory dance aside, please do take Matt's advice and prepare for the oncoming war with the cuttlefish.  Those who do not comply shall most probably be executed.
   I shall now take the liberty to inform you all that I have not begotten Rinrei's challenge to me. I am simply biding my time, working it out... slowly. Yet, as Pisces is always quick to say, a little progress is, mathematically and philosophically, infinitely more progress than none at all.
   Until the next battle,
   The Eternal Editor (now rank Captain in the Code-Breaking Blog Forces).

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