Foreclearing

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Foreclearing

n.
the act of deliberately refusing to learn the scientific explanations of things out of fear that it’ll ruin the magic—turning flower petals into tacky billboards, decoding birdsong into trash talk, defracting a rainbow back inside its tiny prism.

Danish forklaring, explanation. Pronounced “fohr-kleer-ing.”

La Cuna

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Foreclearing

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Treachery Of The Common

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Kairosclerosis

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Merrenness

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Ne’er-Be-Gone

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Looseleft

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Zielschmerz

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Aubadoir

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Elsewise

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Exulansis

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Funkenzwangsvorstellung

Funkenzwang-svorstellung

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Fitzcarraldo

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The Til

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Scabulous

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The Kick Drop

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Ameneurosis

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Latigo

aerial view of a city at night

Chrysalism

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Mimeomia

a person wearing an animal onesie garment

Vaucasy

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Keta

a hand reaching through paper with a flower drawing

Fardle-Din

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Pithered

stacks of papers and folders piled high on a table

Monachopsis

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Fawtle

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