As I promised I have Translated a considerable amount of the gnomish in Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception:
There has never been a regulated scientific study of dwarf’s special abilities. What we know about them is based on folklore and hearsay. The most famous of these abilities is the dwarf tunnelling method by which they eat dirt and air before expelling them out the other end. Though the actual force of this expulsion has never been measured several witnesses have reported windows breaking more than twenty mitres away.
It is said that a master recycler can fine-tune his gas emissions so that instead of a widespread last of flatulence he shoots out a concentrated column of wind. Legend has it that one such master recycler a certain blurt Diggums was so accurate with these columns that he could turn a light switch from the other side of the room.
Dwarfs themselves use casual terms to refer to strength of their gas emissions. A shirt flapper is gentle emission that would barely inflate a child’s balloon. A pants ripper is a sturdier blast and would certainly blow a hole even the sturdiest material. A nought to sixty is a right whopper and could accelerate whoever dropped it to dangerous speeds. A strap yourself down is about as strong as it gets and could help a dwarf achieve flight. And finally the legendary dark side of the moon or simply dark side. If released on a mountain top it could put a dwarf into orbit. There is no evidence that a dark side is any thing more than a myth. All the same if you see a dwarf on a mountain with a red face take cover. You can’t be too careful around dwarf wind.
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