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Translation by Mohamed Ahmed (#28534)

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I began the revision and realized that it was a humongous pile of excrement produced by Gurgle!

Nonetheless, I delivered a perfect translation... but the customer had my sublime work edited by some illiterate jerk who ruined it!

And they published online my now-defective translation alongside my name!

Waxaan bilaabay inaan dib u eego waxaan gartay inay ahayd rakhiis aad u fara badan oo uu soo saaray Gurgle!


Si kastaba ha noqotee, waxaan keenay turjumaad wanaagsan laakiin shaqadayda cajiibka ah waxaa badallay qaar ka mid ah macaamiil jaahil ah oo aan aqoon lahayn aya burburay!

Oo waxay ku daabaceen khadka tarjumada ee cilladaysan hadda jirta oo ay weheliyaan magacayga


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