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.”

Pax Latrina

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Loss Of Backing

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Gaudia Civis

a close-up of a gear

Etterath

a graduation cap and gown on a chair

Fitching

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Star-Stuck

a man walking towards a door with a large question mark