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  eeeeeeeee        ccccccccc      ffff               seattle, wa, usa
    eeeee            ccccc        ffff         www.speakeasy.org/~ecf

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a tip of the hat to you and yours,
and thank you for your interest in "syriac".

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a set of exotic letterforms
from the ancient language of syria.

"footprints past,
of both living and dead,
shall determine the scope
of the journey ahead..."

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"syriac"
is a windows/macintosh truetype and postscript type 1 font
handcrafted in the emerald city
by steven j. lundeen
emerald city fontwerks 
seattle, washington, usa.
©2001

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please note,

"syriac" has been made available as freeware,
and no restrictions are placed on its use.

complete keystroke information
is contained at the bottom of this text file.

"syriac" may be freely re-distributed,
provided that this text file accompanies the font.

enjoy.

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remember,
what we do depends on you.

please register shareware fonts where appropriate,
and continue to show your support for the art of fontography.

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ecf offers a complete line of fonts in three speeds:
shareware, freeware and graphic art clipfonts.

you can look for us at:

http://www.speakeasy.org/~ecf

hope you'll stop by for a visit sometime.
coffee's always on,
and we try to keep the fridge stocked, too ...

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all comments, critiques, raves, flames and water balloons
can be directed to:

ecf@speakeasy.org

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the syriac alphabet

Olaph - A,a
Beth	- B,b
Gomal	- C,c
Dolath- D,d
He	- E,e
Wau	- F,f
Zain	- G,g
Cheth	- H,h
Teth	- I,i
Jud	- J,j
Coph	- K,k
Lomad	- L,l
Mim	- M,m
Nun	- N,n
Semchath- O,o
Ae	- P,p
Pe	- Q,q
Tsode	- R,r
Koph	- S,s
Risch	- T,t
Schin	- U,u
Tau	- V,v

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we dutifully acknowledge the shortcomings of this font,
and hope, at some point in the future,
to improve upon the present version....

thanks for all the comments....