Typifice

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Typifice

n.
a caricature of yourself that went out of date years ago, though nobody around you seems to have noticed.

Italian tipi fissi, “fixed types,” the stock characters in commedia dell’arte masked improvisational theater. Pronounced “tip-uh-fis.”

Heartmoor

a campfire with a kettle many small logs

Anti-Aliasing

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Rückkehrunruhe

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Offtides

close-up of a chromed metal object

Mornden

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Pâro

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