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to' nech, 000: Introduction
- From: "Sean M. Burke" <[email protected]>
- Subject: to' nech, 000: Introduction
- Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2002 06:20:32 -0600
The To'nech: The Lateral Tactics.
The restored Klingon Edition.
Public draft 1.0
Introduction
Any student of Klingon literature of the Platinum Age is, of course,
familiar with the To'nech {to' nech}, or /Lateral Tactics/. In fact, there
have been so many versions and reorderings and commentaries of it over the
years, that the reader must wonder what more can be done. But know that the
present edition is unique in several respects:
Firstly, this is the first edition that is based on the oldest extant copy
of the To'nech, found at the MaQvungDoy excavation. Therefore, this is
clearly the authoritative edition. This is in spite of the fact that some
of the MaQvungDoy To'nech inscriptions were greatly corroded, such that
they were quite difficult to read.
Secondly, this is the first edition to include a complete translation into
Federation Standard, accompanying the Klingon original. This should prove
useful to readers in the many worlds currently under the heel of the
Federation, where they are still compelled to favor learning Federation
rather than Klingon. Until now, those readers have had to tolerate the
confused monolingual Standard edition, called /Oblique Strategies/,
erroneously attributed to the medieval Terrans, Eno and Schmit. The
current edition contains the /Oblique Strategies/ text for each entry
({Dup}), as it is occasionally of historical interest.
We hope that this edition will introduce many readers to the bold will of
the To'nech's author, Ingor {'engghor}, the tactician whose strategies
enabled Ruk'evet ({ruq'e'vet}) to destroy their every adversary. While
reliable legend tells little about Ingor besides her authorship of the
To'nech and its use to Ruk'evet, all who know the To'nech are sure that it
perfectly reveals the author's great spirit: fiery, commanding, mocking,
concise, and stern. Most {Dup} are her commands, others are her questions,
and some are her taunts. May we be honed by them all!
/ qaDwI' Qung // ghevchoqDaq to' 'ampaS /
[Proctor Kroong, Tactics Academy at Gevchok]
[translator: S. M. Burke]
--
Sean M. Burke http://www.spinn.net/~sburke/