On 15 October 2004, Juri Nummelin wrote:
: For comparison: here are the opening lines of "L.A.
Confidential" in
: Finnish:
:
: Hyl䴴y motelli San Berdoon vuoristossa. Buzz Meeks
kirjoittautui sis䤮
: mukanaan 94 000 dollaria, kahdeksan kiloa korkealuokkaista
heroiinia,
: 10-kaliiperin pumppuhaulikko, .38-kaliiperin revolveri,
.45-kaliiperin
: automaattiase ja stiletti, jonka h䮠osti meksikaanolta
rajalla juuri
: ennen kuin huomasi rajan toiselle puolelle pys䫶idyn auton:
Mickey
: Cohenin k䴹rit tunnuksettomassa LAPD:n k䲲yss䮊
And the original in English:
"An abandoned auto court in the San Berdoo foothills; Buzz
Meeks checked in with ninety-four thousand dollars, eighteen
pounds of high-grade heroin, a 10-gauge pump, a .38 special,
a .45 automatic and a switchblade he'd bought off a pachuco
at the border--right before he spotted the car parked across
the line: Mickey Cohen goons in an LAPD unmarked, Tijuana
cops standing by to bootjack a piece of his goodies, dump his
body in the San Ysidro River."
Bill
-- William Denton : Toronto, Canada : http://www.miskatonic.org/ : Caveat lector.
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