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Date: Tuesday, 7 June 2005 18:40 (UTC)Hadd ma jista jfisser it-tahbila ta' mohh li jiena hassejt x'hin ghereqt fl-ilma ghaliex kont ghadni ma kontx naf nghum tajjeb wisq, izda ma stajtx ninqala mill-mewga biex niehu nifs sakemm fl-ahhar intfajt jew biex nghid ahjar (tkartart? i didn't get this word) fuq ix-xtajta u bqajt kemm nofs mejjet bl-ilma li blajt. Meta rajtni fix-xott, waqaft fuq riglejja u tlaqt nigri b'kemm ghandi hila ghal gewwa l-art qabel ma tigi xi mewga ohra u tehodni maghha. Imma kollu kien ghal xejn ghax giet il-mewga kif hsibt, u regghet nizzlitni taht xi ghaxart (another word i didnt get, a measure of how much water the guy was under i think) ilma. Issa jien ma hassejtnix sejjer ninqasam billi ridt inzomm nifs twil izda minn (didn't get this word) tlajt fil-wicc u hadt in-nifs. Domt hekk nissara ma mewg darbtejn tlieta ohra sa ma giet wahda li sabtitni tisbita ma blata u hallietni barra minn sensijja. Imma billi issa kont dhalt wisq gewwa l-art, wara ftit li hadt ir-ruh tlajt fix-xott sewwa u mteddejt ftit fuq il-haxix minghajr biza li jilhaqni izjed il-bahar.
Hope you don't mind me not using Maltese letters, I don't have it enabled on my computer cause I don't use it XD only three words I couldn't make out, I think it might be cause they're not used in Maltese frequesntly or something. And I'll translate for you it later on.
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Date: Friday, 10 June 2005 09:02 (UTC)Ħadd ma jista jfisser it-taħbila ta' moħħ li jiena ħassejt x'ħin għereqt fl-ilma għaliex għadni ma kontx naf ngħum tajjeb wisq, iżda ma stajtx ninqala mill-mewġa biex nieħu nifs sakemm fl-aħħar intfajt jew biex ngħid ahjar (tkartart? i didn't get this word) fuq ix-xtajta u bqajt hemm nofs mejjet bl-ilma li blajt. Jien x'nagħmel meta rajtni fix-xott, waqaft fuq riġlejja u tlaqt niġri b'kemm għandi ħila għal ġewwa l-art qabel ma tiġi xi mewġa oħra u teħodni magħha. Imma kollu kien għal xejn għax ġiet il-mewġa kif ħsibt, u reġgħet niżżlitni taħt xi għaxart (another word i didnt get, a measure of how much water the guy was under i think) (itkiem???) ilma. Issa jien ma ħassejtnix sejjer ninqasam billi ridt inżomm nifs twil iżda minn (didn't get this word) (wara?) tlajt fil-wiċċ u ħadt in-nifs. Domt hekk nissara ma mewġ daqs darbtejn tlieta oħra sa ma ġiet waħda li sabtitni tisbita ma blata u ħallietni barra minn sensijja. Imma billi issa kont dħalt wisq ġewwa l-art, wara ftit li ħadt ir-ruħ tlajt fix-xott sewwa u mteddejt fuq il-ħaxix mingħajr biża li jilħaqni iżjed il-baħar.
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Date: Friday, 10 June 2005 09:31 (UTC)no subject
Date: Saturday, 11 June 2005 07:31 (UTC)Here's how the book spelled it. Some of the spelling and/or words may well be old-fashioned.