Hobsmacked

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Hobsmacked

adj.
suddenly aware of how limited your social circles really are; that although your immediate environment feels like a microcosm of society, it’s more like a bag of exotic fish floating on the surface of a huge aquarium, which is teeming with a million shadowy subcultures that you’d be stunned to see up close.

From hobnob, to mix socially + gobsmacked, astounded.

Holiette

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Amuse-Douche

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Monachopsis

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Burn Upon Reentry

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Hemeisis

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Mal De Coucou

a blurry image of several men

The Unsharp Mask

a mirror with a reflection of a person

Covalent Bond

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Adronitis

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Pax Latrina

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Nullness

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Spinning Playback Head

silhouette of a person looking out a window

Maugry

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Mornden

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On Tenderhooks

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La Cuna

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Tirosy

a close-up of a young child's face

Agnosthesia

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Irrition

a close up of a dandelion

Ameneurosis

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