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Status of HAMLET

Well, let's begin with the good news.

At present we have more than half the money needed to print Hamlet. These 
monies came from advance sales and donations.  This is a significant 
amount because the book manufacturers require 50% up front.  Now that we 
have this (and a bit more) we can proceed with production once we have 
the text ready.

On the down side, the simple truth is that in our desire to do this thing 
right it's taking longer than we had originally anticipated.  As I'm sure 
you all realize, this will be the largest piece of text in Klingon to 
date.  As such, it has to hold up to a great deal of scrutiny.  Nick 
Nicholas, Andrew Strader, Mark Shoulson, Will Martin, and d'Armond Speers 
have been doing a fantastic job, translating, editing, arguing, and 
retranslating the entire play.  I could not ask for a more thorough team 
of translators and editors.  This thoroughness has meant taking the extra 
time to do the job right.  To work out the idiosyncracies that can pop 
into a translation, and to produce a work that Klingonists will be able 
to read, not merely collect.

So, yes, we are running late.  Later than I had originally hoped.  I have 
no doubt that this project will come to a successful conclusion, but it's 
not going to happen tomorrow.  I'd like to give you a new target date, 
but at this stage I cannot be sure that I wouldn't have to move it 
again, so I won't.

Basically then, any of who have prepaid for a copy of Hamlet, I still 
have your names and addresses and am prepared to mail you a copy as soon 
as they come off the presses.  I thank you for your support and bid you 
remain patient a while longer.  If you cannot, then you need only contact 
me via surface mail at the address listed below and I will refund your 
money to you in full.

However, I would like to remind everyone that this *will* be published, 
and when it does, there will only be one thousand copies of the first 
edition. The first play of Shakespeare restored to Klingon.  If you've 
been to conventions you know what Trek paraphenalia sells for.  Each of 
these thousand copies will be worth far more than you purchased them for, 
because of the limited number, because of the significance of its 
publication.  So, those of you who are pondering asking for a refund 
(which as I indicated, I will provide) might wish to think again. Those 
who aren't might want to purchase an extra copy. 

And of course, you can watch this mailing list for new developments on 
the project.  I'll let you know when we have a firm target date.  Believe 
me, I want to hold a copy of the Klingon Hamlet in my hands as much as 
any of you.

Lawrence

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