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=== Blind Characters === | === Blind Characters === | ||
Blind characters are faces in the Brooding writing system with both eyes closed. Unlike the other characters, | |||
which represent specific sounds or blends, blind characters serve a number of different functions, depending on | |||
how they are used. We'll go through each use below. | |||
==== Solitary Characters ==== | ==== Solitary Characters ==== | ||
Blind characters can be used by themselves to symbolize single words, usually words with syntactic functions. | |||
==== Paired Characters ==== | ==== Paired Characters ==== | ||
Some blind characters paired with another character stands for specific words as well. Note that the order of the | |||
characters is not important, just that they are together in a two character word. | |||
==== Noun Modifiers ==== | ==== Noun Modifiers ==== | ||
Blind characters, when in a noun word, indicate the declension on the noun. This indicates case and number in | |||
the standard ways for Brooding. The character can appear in the word, except the beginning. In the noun, only | |||
the mouth on the blind character - the tilt is irrelevant, though the default is usually straight. | |||
==== Verb Modifiers ==== | ==== Verb Modifiers ==== | ||
Blind characters, when in a noun word, indicate the conjugation on the noun. This indicates the tense of the | |||
verb, the aspect and whether the verb is negated or not. The character can appear in the word, except the | |||
beginning. | |||
The solitary blind faces for aeram, zraeram, auplen and zrauplen can be combined with the above verb modifiers | |||
into paired characters to indicate the appropriate conjugation of the verb. Note that in this pairing, the | |||
affirmative/negative feature of the verb modifier is ignored. Rather the inherent one in the verb is used instead. | |||
== General Structure == | == General Structure == |