Merrenness

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Merrenness

n.
the lulling isolation of driving late at night—floating through the void in an otherworldly hum, trailing red jewels in the darkness, your high beams sweeping back and forth like a lighthouse.

Hungarian merre, where? in which direction? Pronounced “mair-uhn-nis.”

Nementia

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Rialtoscuro

a blurry image of a light source

Heartmoor

a campfire with a kettle many small logs

Wellium

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Angosis

a table full of food

Manusia

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