Chrysalism

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Chrysalism

n.
the amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm.

Latin chrysalis, the pupa of a butterfly. Pronounced “kris-uh-liz-uhm.”

Rückkehrunruhe

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Kairosclerosis

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Occhiolism

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Plata Rasa

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The Kick Drop

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Vulture Shock

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Chrysalism

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Merrenness

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Trumspringa

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Foreclearing

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Ameneurosis

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Funkenzwangsvorstellung

Funkenzwang-svorstellung

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Scabulous

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Looseleft

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The Til

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Jouska

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Zielschmerz

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Ghough

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Spinning Playback Head

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Aubadoir

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The Wends

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La Gaudière

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The Meantime

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Beloiter

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Dolorblindness

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Lyssamania

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