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"Ark of Bones" and Other Short Stories Glossary

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Belligerent

Aggressive, hostile

Inertia

Apathy, inactivity

Thronged

Jammed, filled

Legions

Regiments, squads

Reverence

Praise, acclaim

Gyrations

Rotations, whirling

Soprano

High pitched instrument

Splinter

Fragment, bit

Peninsula

Foreland

Roustabout

Unskilled labour

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