Aponemia

a group of people standing together

Aponemia

n.
the peculiar quality of never having chosen to be born, which is shared by everyone else around you; the curious awareness that even though earthly life might be the most exciting party in the universe, somehow everyone in attendance had been dragged here by a friend or stumbled in by accident.

Greek απονέμω (aponémo), to bestow. Pronounced “ap-uh-nee-mee-uh.”

Rialtoscuro

a blurry image of a light source

Eftless

a person with hands pressed on a window

Winnewaw

a person wearing a party hat

Aoyaoia

a person holding a guitar

Ecstatic Shock

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1202

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Ameneurosis

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Suente

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Mogging Folly

a person sitting on a bench

Los Vidados

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Hanker Sore

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Fitzcarraldo

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Ecury

a close-up of cave drawings and symbols