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Extract 8 Your language is barbaric, but the crude code book you sent down made it easy for our scholars to decipher it. We, too, wonder about you. How have you overcome the problem of living in the deadly light? Our Legends tell of a race dwelling on the surface but intelligent reasoning has made us ridicule these old tales until now. We would still doubt that you are surface-dwellers except for the fact that our instruments show without question that the opening above us leads to the deadly light. The clumsy death ray which you sent us indicates that your scientific development is very low. Other than as an object from another race it has no value to us. We sent gold as a courtesy payment only. The food you call bread is not acceptable to our digestive systems, but the [meat] is beyond price. We will exchange a double weight of gold for all that you can send us. Send more immediately. Glar, THE MASTER out the dwelling courtes language is bar Jour but the crude code book scut down made it politeness respect How have you of living m scholars to decipher it easy for We, too, wonder aber the the oversme deadly

6. Look back at Extract 8.Rewrite the start of Glar's letter,using informal language.You could start:
Your language is awful, but we easily figured it out using the simple book you gave us...​

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Here is my attempt at rewriting the start of Glar's letter in more informal language:

"Yo, your language suсks major balls but we easily cracked that beginner code book you sent down. We also got questions for you dudes. How y'all even alive in that deadly light? Legends tell of surface dwellers but we always thought that was made up till now. We'd still think y'all was trippin' if our machines didn't straight up prove that hole above us leads to that deadly light. The whack death ray y'all sent shows your science mad basic. It's worthless to us except as proof you aliens exist. We only paid you in gold to be polite. That bread food ain't cuttin' it for our digestion, but that meat is the bomb. We'll trade double gold for all the meat you can provide. Send more ASAP."

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