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::[[User:Geyser|geyser]] 22:52, 31 January 2007 (CET)
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Rather than a translation, we may call this one an English adaptation. On a first reading, I didn't like the pacing of the dialogues in the [[Project 257|original version]]. So I thought a few arrangements might improve the overall effect, and reinterpreted this novel as a movie script.  
Rather than a translation, we may call this one an English adaptation. On a first reading, I didn't like the pacing of the dialogues in the [[User:Tracker/Projekt_257|original version]]. So I thought a few arrangements might improve the overall effect, and reinterpreted this novel as a movie script.  
A number of passages wiil appear to be heavily rearranged, but I am convinced the results will stay faithful to the original meaning more than a literal translation could ever be.
A number of passages wiil appear to be heavily rearranged, but I am convinced the results will stay faithful to the original meaning more than a literal translation could ever be.
Of course improvements (and proofreading) are welcome. If you have some, then help yourselves! I enjoyed the experiment, I hope you will enjoy the results like me...
Of course improvements (and proofreading) are welcome. If you have some, then help yourselves! I enjoyed the experiment, I hope you will enjoy the results like me...
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The TSC filed Connors’s ongoing research as “Project 257�?.
The TSC filed Connors’s ongoing research as “Project 257�?.
What Dr. Connors doesn’t know is that TSC is determined to use his Cell-serum (or C-serum) for military purposes.
What Dr. Connors doesn’t know is that TSC is determined to use his Cell-serum (or C-serum) for military purposes.
TSC aims at developing some kind of enhanced soldier, whose body can quickly recover from injuries and easily replace damaged parts.
TSC aims at developing some kind of enhanced soldier, whose body can quickly recover from injuries and easily replace damaged parts.
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Carmen is a next-generation  artificial intelligence that manages all monitoring and electric systems in the compound.
Carmen is a next-generation  artificial intelligence that manages all monitoring and electric systems in the compound.
Carmen performs functions of vocal speech and can generate holographic projections of herself.
Carmen performs functions of vocal speech and can generate holographic projections of herself.
Bill often hacks into Carmen’s override codes in order to optimize “her�? logic and shape “her�? behavior as human as possible.
Bill often hacks into Carmen’s override codes in order to optimize “her�? logic and shape “her�? behavior as human as possible.




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;Connors
;Connors
:This laboratory is somehow “special�?. We have security personnel everywhere. Orders from above... Don’t you pay attention to him.
:This laboratory is somehow “special�?. We have security personnel everywhere. Orders from above... Don’t you pay attention to him.




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''The glass cylinder of a scanner comes down around Eve from the ceiling, enclosing her. Light rays slowly roam over Eve’s body, accompanied by a humming noise. Dr. Connors stands in awe in front of the readings on the display.
''The glass cylinder of a scanner comes down around Eve from the ceiling, enclosing her. Light rays slowly roam over Eve’s body, accompanied by a humming noise. Dr. Connors stands in awe in front of the readings on the display.
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