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The shelf

17 unfoldings · every one sourced · folk readings flagged and corrected

• companionverified etymologyone you break bread with
• courageverified etymologywhat is in the heart
• decideverified etymologyto cut off
• entertainverified etymologyto hold among — to hold together
• matrixverified etymologywomb — the breeding source
• philosophyverified etymologyloving wisdom
• questionverified etymologya seeking
• sincerefolk · falsewithout wax
• sirloinfolk · falseSir Loin — the knighted roast
• slipsoothkingdom · coinedthe truth a slip tells
• verisleightkingdom · coinedtruth-sleight
• 休the charactera person against a tree
• 囚the charactera person boxed in
• 學問verified etymologylearning-and-asking
• 忙folk · falsethe heart, lost
• 愛星 / 外星kingdom · coinedthe Love-Star, misread as the Outside-Star
• 明folk · falsesun and moon together

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