By Clyde Jones

“You want me to translate WHAT? You gotta be kidding.” Later, “If this isn’t a dead language, it should be KILLED!” (Rough translation of submitted document.)

Early (Shadow?) vessel. Eater (of) Worlds. (For) pacification (of) unruly/thankless sentients. Sentient (bio-machine? living ship?) savage (of) intent. Need(s) live biological sentient (core/computer?) (to) restrain (hunger?)

Jumpgate capable (untranslatable). Weapon (is) Hammer (of) (God? First Ones?) Legs (for) grasping (foes? supplicants?) with energy (web?).

The (Model? Votive Figure?)

(Is) made (with) Terrestrial (bug? ancestor?) parts. (Plastic). Lighted (with) 29 (Light Seeds? Crystals? LEDs). Two (seeds) are Hammer/weapon. 6 show power (of/in) weapon drive. 8 show (engineering/life?). 4 show (drive/normal space ‘legs’?). 9 show spinners of (web). Controlled (by) (Small mind chip/4060?) by sets (of) function. (Epoxy/spit?) covering (light seeds), filling (holes) in (body).

(Paint/coloring/speech?) gloss black, (dry brush/dead folliage?) red, rust, (forward time/Future?) for shine.

Image: Head on

Image: Rear view

Image: Close up of the rear section