The Subtle Knife Glossary

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The Subtle Knife Glossary

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Famished

Extremely hungry

Incumbent

Binding, essential

Congregation

Assembly, gathering

Enigma

Puzzle, riddle

Brimmen

Brimming

Parallelo

Same distance

Rendering

Melting and straining

Diagonally

Aslant, crossways

Furtive

Secretive

Phenomenon

Episode, occurrence

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