Ameneurosis

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Ameneurosis

n.
the half-forlorn, half-escapist ache of a train whistle howling in the distance at night.

From amen, “so be it” + neurosis, an anxious state + amanuensis, an assistant who helps transcribe newly composed music. A train whistle is the sound of air being forced across a gap, which serves as a poignant reminder of all the gaps in your life. Pronounced “ah-men-nyoo-roh-sis.”

Ne’er-Be-Gone

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Ringlorn

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Idlewild

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Licotic

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Volander

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Slipfast

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Mahpiohanzia

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La Cuna

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Fitzcarraldo

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Gobo

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Exulansis

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Ghough

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Aubadoir

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Elsewise

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Harmonoia

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Wildred

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Treachery Of The Common

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Justing

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Nemotia

a city with clouds of smoke

Daguerreologue

Daguer-reologue

a man sitting in blurred silhouette at a desk

Kadot

a person looking at an abstract spiral

Fitching

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Lookaback

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Mimeomia

a person wearing an animal onesie garment

Proluctance

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Aftergloom

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Heartspur

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