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::[[User:Geyser|geyser]] 22:52, 31 January 2007 (CET) | ::[[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 [[ | 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 | 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 | 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 | :This laboratory is somehow “special�?. We have security personnel everywhere. Orders from above... Don’t you pay attention to him. | ||