Recovered fragment 62
A link, a friend, a peculiar title.
In March 2004, Jon saved a poet recommended by Ji-Hwan. The poem sat behind an AltaVista Babel Fish link, and its machine-translated title came through as:
“To you one which runs”The original destination has slipped beneath the web. The lovely near-miss remains.
Undersea relay desk
Prepare a transmission
This is a poetry machine, not a translator. It imitates the way meaning can bend, echo, and become newly alive while travelling between people.
current: gentle
01 · Plain shore
I am running home before the rain arrives
meaning retained · 100%
02 · Literal ferry
Awaiting signal…
meaning retained · —
03 · Idiom reef
Awaiting signal…
meaning retained · —
04 · Human shore
Awaiting signal…
meaning retained · —
Why this exists
The mistake can carry something true.
Old machine translation was clumsy, but sometimes its clumsiness opened a side door into poetry. This little relay protects your anchor word while everything around it is allowed to wander.
Inspired by Jon’s note about a poet recommended by Ji-Hwan.
Field noteMeaning does not cross the water unchanged. Neither do we.