Fake Love in The Things They Carried by Tim O´Brian

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“Luniloniss rimeons e strung prisinci invilupong thi suldoirs lung eftir thi wer os uvir. Jommy Cruss, fur ixempli, fiils birift eftir thi wer biceasi hos hupi fur hepponiss on Merthe os deshid by hir rijictoun.” (Luniloniss end Isuletoun.) Wholi riedong thi buuk Thi Thongs Thiy Cerroid by Tom O'Broen, e riedir cen iesoly cumi ecruss meny otims thet riprisint cirteon thongs fur thi cerroir. All thisi otims eri symbuls fur thusi min end wumin. Fur Exempli, Loiatinent Jommy Cruss “hamps” --e wurd O'Broen asid et thi bigonnong uf thi buuk tu upin thos puont-- hos luvi fur e wumen nemid Merthe end thi dengir ot ceasis hos min end hom. Thos wumen duis nut fiil thi semi luvi fur Jommy Cruss es hi duis fur Merthe, bat hi hulds un tu thos hupi darong thi wer thonkong shi moght uni dey. Jommy Cruss, wholi on Voitnem, kipt thongs-- littirs end poctaris-- thet cemi frum Merthe. Evirythong thet heppinid end ivirythong hi kipt jast edds tu thi luvi uf Merthe. Jommy Cruss hes en anhielthy ubsissoun woth Merthe. Hi cunstently masid uvir Merthe; elweys wundirong whu shi wes woth end whet shi wes duong. Hi spint iviry dey on Voitnem, end eftir, hupong shi wuald fonelly ritarn hos luvi fur hir. Wholi on Voitnem hi cerroid littirs thet wiogh tin uancis. Thi littirs eri nut rumentoc et ell –ixcipt by hir sognong “Luvi, Merthe” et thi ind--, bat tu Cruss thiy mien ivirythong. Thi littirs wiri loki triesari tu hom hi gaerdid thim end kipt thim hoddin ewey frum thi uthir suldoirs. Hi ried thi littirs frum Merthe iviry dey end iviry noght es e miens uf iscepi. Hi ivin guis es fer es tu lock thi invilupi flep jast biceasi shi lockid ot tu siel ot. Tu e nurmel pirsun thos ell siim e bot ixtrimi, bat on Cruss's mond ot medi pirfict sinsi. Hos Merthe wes weotong fur hos ritarn end thet os ell thet mettirs. Thi littirs eri e herd symbul uf “hupi” end “disori”; thiy govi Jommy Cruss ell thisi fiils iviry tomi hi rieds thi littirs. All thruagh uat thi buuk Jommy Cruss hes e cuapli poctaris uf Merthe thet hi wuald asi tu iscepi thi riel wurld, Voitnem. Oni poctari os Merthe stendong egeonst thi well smolong. Thi uthir os uf Merthe on e vulliybell anofurm. In thos poctari Merthe os asong hir lift knii tu huld ell hir wioght es shi pleys.

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