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Old 05-05-2011, 05:15 PM   #3
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I agree with Susan about the centered row/horizontal line, but disagree about the spelling. If the purpose is to simply recreate the original, then the original spelling should be maintained, regardless of idiosyncracy. But if the purpose is to have modern readers read it, the spelling and punctuation should be modernized. We no longer read, for example, Beowulf or other classics of the Middle Ages in Old English because few readers are capable of dealing with it or have the patience to do so. Using the original spelling simply creates roadblocks for modern readers. You want readers to get to the story not struggle with tangentials.
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