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I've been looking for the word that would be the technical term or formal equivalent of a King Solomon's Ring, skeleton key (such as the one for FINNEGANS WAKE, or Rosetta Stone, decryptor or decoder,a pony or philosopher's stone for enigmatic language, such as poetry.
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----please, draw me a sheep----
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BABEL FISH!!! Sorry...I have been rereading Hitchhiker's Guide...wouldn't a babel fish just make life sooo much easier...oh and in answer to your question...metaphrast - on all points
----The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false----
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GoogleTranslate works too. http://translate.google.com/#{sorry, feeling sarcastic at the moment}
----please, draw me a sheep----
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Always keep in mind: traduttore - traditore
I don't believe that rephrasing poetry will make the author's original meaning more understandable
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