Melancholia Glossary

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Melancholia Glossary

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Unfurling

in this context, to spread once outside in the open air

Crouching

a bent position one may adopt in order to protect oneself

Intent

a person's reason for doing something

Dread

intense and paralyzing fear

Wisps

a small amount from something

Sustenance

in this context, food

Honing in

to focus one's attention on a single thing at a time

Slithered

in this context, to get off something through sliding

Plummeted

to fall rapidly towards the ground in this context

Reed

a tall grass growing near a still body of water

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