Mahpiohanzia

Mahpiohanzia

n.
the frustration of being unable to fly, unable to stretch out your arms and vault into the air, having finally shrugged off the burden of your own weight, which you’ve been carrying your entire life without a second thought.

Lakota mahpiohanzi, “a shadow caused by a cloud.” Pronounced “mah-pee-oh-han-zee-uh.”

Jouska

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Kerisl

piles of old books scattered in an abandoned room

Eisce

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Agnosthesia

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Wenbane

a person standing on a ledge looking at a city skyline

Deep Gut

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