Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
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A little more consistent than Nue English or New Spelling.
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Almost as easy to read. 
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U n i g r a f  by Steve Bett
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AIOU refer to the letter names. In Unigraf, these upper case letters replace the diphthongs ei, ai, ou, iu. Unigraf also replaces the diphthongs oi/Q and au/V. aa/q
Forscor and seven yeerz ago our faatherz braut forth on this continent a new naeshun, conseeved in liberty, and dedicaeted to th propozishun that aul men ar created eeqal. 

Now we ar enngaejd in a graet sivil wor, testing whether that naeshun, or eny naeshun so conseevd and so didicaeted, can long enduur. We ar met on a graet batlfeeld of that wor. We hav cum to didicaet a porshun of that feeld az a fienal resting-plaes for thoez hoo heer gaev thair lievz that that naeshun miet liv. It iz aultogether fiting and proper that we shuud do this. 

But in a larjer sens we canot dedicaet--we canot consecraet--we canot halo--this ground. Th braev men, living and ded, hoo strugld heer, hav consecraeted it far beyond our puur power to ad or to detract. Th wurld wil litl noet nor long remember whut we sae heer, but it can never forget whut thae did heer. It iz for us, th living, rather, to be dedicaeted heer to th unfinisht wurk which thae hoo faut heer hav thus far so noebly advanst. It iz rather for us to be heer dedicaeted to th graet task remaening befor us-- that frum theez onord ded we taek increest devoeshun to that cauz for which thae gaev th last fuul mezher of devoeshun; that we heer hiely rezolv that theez ded shal not hav died in vaen; that this naeshun, under God, shal hav a nue burth of freedom; and that that government of th peepl, by th peepl, for th peepl, shal not perrish frum th urth.

Forskor and sev'n yirz a'go aur fothrz bro:t forth on this kontin'nt a' nu neish'n, konsi:vd in librti, and dedikeitd tu th prop'zish'n that o:l men ar kri:eitd i:kw'l. 

Nau wi ar ingeijd in a' greit sivil wor, testing wethr that neish'n, or eni neish'n so' konsi:vd and so' dedikeitd can lo:ng endur. Wi ar met on a' greit batlfi:ld uv that wor. Wi hav kum tu dedikeit a porsh'n uv that fi:ld az a feinl resting-pleis for tho'z hu hir geiv ther lyvz that that neish'n myt liv. It iz o:ltugethr fiting 'n propr that wi shu'd du this. 

But in a larjr sens wi kanot ediceit -- wi kanot konsekreit -- wi kanot holo' -- this graund. Th breiv men, living and ded, hu strugld hir, hav kons'kreited it far beyond our pu:r paur tu ad or tu d'tract. Th w'rld wil litl no't nor long r'membr wot wi sei hir, but it kan nevr forget wot thei did hir. It iz for us, th living, rathr, tu bi dedikeit'd hir tu th unfinisht w'rk wich thei hu fo:t hir hav thus far so' no'bli advanst. It iz rathr for us tu bi hir dedikeitd tu th greit task r'meining bifor us-- that frum thi:z on'rd ded wi teik inkri:st devo'sh'n tu that ko:z for wich thei geiv th last fu'l mezh'r uv devo'sh'n; that wi hir hyli rezolv that thi:z ded shal not hav dyd in vein; that this nishun, undr God, shal hav a' nu b'rth of fri:d'm; 'n that that gov'rnment uv th pi:pl, by th pi:pl, for th pi:pl, shal not perish frum th 'rth. 
 
 
 
 
 

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forskor and sevun yirz a'go Vr fqthrz brot forth on xis kontinunt a' nU nASun, konsEvd in librti, and dedikAtd tC x' propuziSun xat ol men qr krEAitd Ekwul. 

nV wE qr ingAjd in a' grAt sivil wor, testing wexr that nASun, or eni nASun sO konsEvd and sO edikAtd can long endur. wE ar met on a' grAt batlfEld uv xatwor.  wE hav kum tu dedikAt a porSun uv that fEld az a fInl resting plAs for thOz hC hir gAv xer lIvz that that nASun myt liv. It iz o:ltugethr fiting 'n propr that 
wi shu'd du this. 

But in a larjr sens wE kanot dedicAt--wE kanot konsekrEt --wi kanot hoO'-- this grVnd. x brAv men, liviG  and ded, hC strugld hir, hav kons'kreited it far beyond Vr pCr pau'r tC ad or tC d'tract. Th w'rld wil litl no't nor long r'membr wot wi sei hir, but it kan nevr forget wot thei did hir. It iz for us, x living, rathr, tC bE dedikeit'd hir tC x unfinisht wRk wiK xA hC fot hir hav thus far sO nObli advanst.  it iz rathr for us tC bE hir dedikeitd tu th grAt task rimAniG bifor us-- xat frum xEz onRd ded wE tAk inkrEst divOSun tu xat koz for wich xei geiv x last fcl meZr uv devo'sh'n; xat wE hir hIli rizolv xat xEz ded shal not hav dId in vAn; xat xis nASun, undr God, shal hav a' nU bRT of frEdum; 'n xat xat govRnment uv th pi:pl, bI th pEpl, for th pEpl, shal not perish frum x RT.
 
 
 
 
 

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