Latin of the New Sun

Martinus Scriblerus · 21 Jul 2008, 18:52 · from 2008-July.txt.gz

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From: martinus.scriblerus at gmail.com (Martinus Scriblerus)
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:52:07 +0100
Subject: (urth) Latin of the New Sun
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On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 5:25 PM, John Smith <jsmith2627 at att.net> wrote:
>
> When Severian receives his sword, he says he had
> learned enough of ancient languages to know that
> "Terminus Est"  means "This is the Line of Division."
>  (Shadow, XIV)   A simpler translation would be "This
> is the end."

Well, there are (the) Doors.

-- 
Martinus Scriblerus scripsit ex 50? 21' N, 4?41' W

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