Watashiato

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Watashiato

n.
curiosity about the impact you’ve had on the lives of the people you know, wondering which of your harmless actions or long-forgotten words might have altered the plot of their stories in ways you’ll never get to see.

Japanese 私 (watashi), I + 足跡 (ashiato), footprint. Pronounced “wah-tah-shee-ah-toh.”

Etherness

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Heartworm

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Querinous

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Foilsick

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Sitheless

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Immerensis

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Dorgone

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Attriage

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Fata Organa

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Hanker Sore

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Ochisia

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Mottleheaded

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Los Vidados

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Flashover

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Waldosia

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Lookaback

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Lackout

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Anticious

a group of men in hats looking at elevated signage

Ameneurosis

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Knellish

a blurry image of a person lying on a bed

Keir

a snowy landscape with trees and a fence

Offtides

close-up of a chromed metal object

Burn Upon Reentry

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Viadne

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Wildred

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Boorance

a group of objects on a table