Keep

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Keep

n.
an important part of your personality that others seldom see—a secret flaw, a hidden talent, trauma that never comes up, dreams you never mention—that remains a vital part of who you are even if nobody knows it’s there, like the sprawling archives in the attics of museums, packed with works far too priceless to risk being displayed for the public.

From a keep, the innermost tower of a castle.

Occhiolism

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Attriage

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Hailbound

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Aftersome

rows of opaque and clear marbles

Offtides

close-up of a chromed metal object

Mcfeely

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