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A Vignette: Not Entirely the 9 O'Clock News


À Windoròc: N'hàli ðèn 9þ Bell Tidyngs

<bong><můsics><bong><neht at Tidyngar><bong>

Hallo, Gòd Efen, and Wellcum to ðèn 8þ Bell Tidyngs
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I am Oscar Edredssòn Stannard; ðese arn ðèn hedlines:
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À bomba hass in ðe Rhoman Hedsted Alexandria ůtblown.
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Jun-Peter Wallis ledes ðe latest poll in ðe Kyre for Consul of Wessex.
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Cartegua ingås ðe þriþ dà of nihtdůn after mor antipunisc hits.
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Ðe HehIngwarder utters à gòdwillen sihtfare to ðèn Antipodes.
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<Tidyngar scechers his papyren>

On lèst fiftèn arn ded and tens aild wen à bomba ůtblew in à cjep neh ðe Alexandrisc Mòt-Hŷs. <ufer icons ym cwalm> Ðe Kustodia Basilika haffen uttred ðej arn secend ðèn Arabiac Choristen ðej arn for last munþes bombaryng ůtgefen. Nà word hass jet fram ðe Basilin fyrþcòmen but ðe Cheiron hass hehtned bordenwacj uttred...

<swiff at icon ym JP Wallis>

Ðe latest Poll in Wessex scews Jun-Peter Wallis iss narre ahed on his bede to werðen ðe first Ingwin Consul of ðe Folcrice of Wessex. Ðoh ðe Folcrice hass twintrewþ bèn sine ðe ůtþrowþ of ðèn uferwise Soterist cyngs last hundred, few Ingwin Mòtaren haffen ðèn heh prefecture nimmen. <swiff at ðe HehIngwarder> "Ůr gòdwill ůtgås to ðe Wessexen Folc. Ðej arn briht; scewend à wellmèt we mà, in àn oldyr tide, haffen Inggefen hiht." <swiff at Swàn Stannard> His Hallenes words cud be nåt as ðe michelwise Soterist sciren bi ðe Francisc bord haffen ne jet rechned bèn. Mòtar Wallis hass to aholden oekonomik neht beded miþ Ytermarc, ðèn Wallen, and ůr Maralden Gaððer, ðoh bisiht neh lessned tightness agenes ðe Francrice. In à spècj eryr todà his nehst wiððar, Jacom Jacomsun, atòc ðe màbèness ðat ðe Kyre will à tweþ cjuss ingå...

<swiff at icons ym Borgòn Folc and Wacj>

Cartegua hass ànoðer dà of nihtdůn ingån as hits ym punisc burretůns ongå. Antipunisc bands haffen punisc incòmeren asaced for ðe micloss on ðe Fòtball Olympika last wece. After à call ym friþ fram ðe Borgòn Consul was heded ne, à nihtdůn wass uttred and hass ne jet alifted...

<swiff at Swàn Stannard bi icon of ðe HehIngwarder>

His Hallen Oswald Oscarssòn Micheltrè uttred eryr todà he will à gòdwillen sihtfare ymbi ðe Antipodenlands be taken. Ðès iss ðe fyrst sucj fare sine ðe Trust in New Iþacà ended ðèn Melanisc Orlegjes. In à spècj on ðe MicInghalle, His Hallen spàc on lengþ ym ðe sammer wyrþen miþ Ingtrewþ and Melaniac Soterism...

<Tidyngar scechers papyren>

Nů ym ðèn Gamens miþ Edi Hollensdotter Båtwriht...

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Some guides to þe (standard) pronunciation
[a] - as that; initial/after [w]/before [rC]: as in alone or car;
[a-e], [à] - day; unstressed: that
[å] - awe
[ch],[c] - quick
[cj] - cheese
[ð] - that
[e-e],[è] - thee; unstressed: in
[ew] - blew
[eh] - eight
[f] - vine
[ff] - fine
[g] - ghost
[gj] - judge
[i-e],[ih] - die
[j] - yet
[-lle] - teller
[o-e], [ò] - moot; untressed: took
[oh] - awe
[ow], [ou] - blow
[-rre] - barren
- prize
[ss] - boss
[sc] - shoe
[þ] - thin
- took
[u-e] - moot
[ů] - blow
[y] - tick or took depending on nearby vowels; unstressed: short burn
[y-e]. [ŷ] - boy
[yr] - first, burn

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Not your usual Vignette I know but something that has been rattling around my brain :D
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