nq ~ Recording Syntax
nq’s R_c_rd_ng
Synt_x _s _n _l_ctr_n_c_ g_nr_ p__c_.
W_’r_ sw_mm_ng _n _c__ns _f th_ st_ff, _ kn_w, b_t th_s r_s_s h_gh _b_v_ th_ Pl_ms_ll l_n_.
R_c_rd_ng Synt_x _s f_ll _f bl_ps _nd _nd b_rr_d wh_sp_rs; v__c_s fl__t l_k_ gh_sts _cr_ss h_zy _tm_sph_r_s; p_tch_s _f w_rmth _pp__r l_k_ s_dd_n sh_fts _f s_nl_ght _n gr__n f__lds; g_ntl_, r_fl_ct_v_ m_l_d__s _ch_ d_wn gr__t h_lls _f r_v_rb.
B__ts _r_ f_ll _f d_t__l, t_xt_r_ _nd v_r__t__n.
__ch _f th_ t_n tr_cks _ll_ws th_ l_st_n_r sp_c_ t_ _xpl_r_ _ts _l_g_nt c_mp_s_t__n.
Th_ wh_l_ th_ng _s fr_nkly g_rg___s.
Th_s cd w_s r_l__s_d l_st y__r, b_t th_t sh__ldn’t d_t_r y__ fr_m s__k_ng _t __t.
(S_m_t_m_s th__gh, _ th_nk th_ f_sh__n f_r br__f c_mp_t_r-l_k_ n_m_s h_s g_n_ t__ f_r...)
W_’r_ sw_mm_ng _n _c__ns _f th_ st_ff, _ kn_w, b_t th_s r_s_s h_gh _b_v_ th_ Pl_ms_ll l_n_.
R_c_rd_ng Synt_x _s f_ll _f bl_ps _nd _nd b_rr_d wh_sp_rs; v__c_s fl__t l_k_ gh_sts _cr_ss h_zy _tm_sph_r_s; p_tch_s _f w_rmth _pp__r l_k_ s_dd_n sh_fts _f s_nl_ght _n gr__n f__lds; g_ntl_, r_fl_ct_v_ m_l_d__s _ch_ d_wn gr__t h_lls _f r_v_rb.
B__ts _r_ f_ll _f d_t__l, t_xt_r_ _nd v_r__t__n.
__ch _f th_ t_n tr_cks _ll_ws th_ l_st_n_r sp_c_ t_ _xpl_r_ _ts _l_g_nt c_mp_s_t__n.
Th_ wh_l_ th_ng _s fr_nkly g_rg___s.
Th_s cd w_s r_l__s_d l_st y__r, b_t th_t sh__ldn’t d_t_r y__ fr_m s__k_ng _t __t.
(S_m_t_m_s th__gh, _ th_nk th_ f_sh__n f_r br__f c_mp_t_r-l_k_ n_m_s h_s g_n_ t__ f_r...)
Colin Buttimer
April 2004