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Time-Memory

a close-up of a pocket watch
Words Related to This Tag

Kerisl

piles of old books scattered in an abandoned room

Enterhood

adults with stern expressions holding a child

Aulasy

a blurry image of a house on the road

Keyframe

a large rock in the water with emanating ripples

Grayshift

a spiral staircase from above

Ecury

a close-up of cave drawings and symbols

Mornden

Cover image for the Mornden word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Daguerreologue

Daguer-reologue

a man sitting in blurred silhouette at a desk

Routwash

Cover image for the Routwash word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Burn Upon Reentry

Cover image for the Burn Upon Reentry word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Zysia

a kite soaring above an empty landscape

Blinkback

a wall full of pictures and objects

Mogging Folly

a person sitting on a bench

Backmasking

a woman's face with a double exposure

Present-Tense

a close-up of a stopwatch

Amentalio

a person in a white dress, facing away

Vellichor

shelves with many books stacked and organized

Halfwise

a train coming towards the camera shot from the tracks

Arroia

people standing on a stage

Clockwise

a close-up of flower along with polaroid pictures

Harke

a dreamlike image of a person's face over water

Yeorie

a woman with tendrils of smoke moving across her face

Fellchaser

a blurred shadow of a person in a dark room

Nementia

Cover image for the Nementia word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Keta

a hand reaching through paper with a flower drawing

Thwit

close-up of a person with forehead wrinkled and holding their head

Aubadoir

Cover image for the Aubadoir word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Echthesia

blurry image of two clocks

Cullaways

a lone sand castle on a beach at low tide

Midsummer

a person standing in a garden holding a clock

Amuse-Douche

Cover image for the Amuse-Douche word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Lisolia

a bookcase containing objects

Future-Tense

a person looking at their reflection

Énouement

a hand opening a curtain

Tornomov

a cloudy sky and landscape

Sitheless

Cover image for the Sitheless word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Heartworm

Cover image for the Heartworm word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Walloway

water faucet that seems to emanate from the ground

Spinning Playback Head

silhouette of a person looking out a window

Rückkehrunruhe

Cover image for the Rückkehrunruhe word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Affogatia

miscellaneous items on a table

Adomania

a person riding a horse

Heart Of Aces

a person covering their eyes with their hands

Keir

a snowy landscape with trees and a fence

Deep Gut

Cover image for the Deep Gut word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Alpha Exposure

a close-up of a baby with diffusion filter

Fygophobia

Cover image for the Fygophobia word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Boorance

a group of objects on a table

Rasque

close-up of the shards of a broken vase

Anchorage

a person's arm extended over river rapids

Anticious

a group of men in hats looking at elevated signage

Pithered

stacks of papers and folders piled high on a table

Heartmoor

a campfire with a kettle many small logs

Ellipsism

a hand clawing at a wall

Offtides

close-up of a chromed metal object

O’Erpine

a person looking at a grave

Archimony

a person looking at broken furniture

Emorries

a magnifying glass over photos and books

Lap Year

several people racing bicycles uphill in a forest

Heartspur

Cover image for the Heartspur word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Mithenness

a person standing on the side of a road
From the Dictionary

Apolytus

Cover image for the Apolytus word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Aftersome

rows of opaque and clear marbles

Nighthawk

Cover image for the Nighthawk word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Etterath

a graduation cap and gown on a chair

Ochisia

Cover image for the Ochisia word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Kinchy

Cover image for the Kinchy word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
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