Category: Words
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Jinkies
You don’t get to become a world-famous investigator over night… I mean, you could do, but you couldn’t really be any good at it. When I started out, I was terrible… no, not terrible, let me rephrase that, I was overenthusiastic. I’d somehow find myself in precarious situations, being the brains and the boffin of…
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Small Beginnings
All this little creature does, it seems, is sleep; well, sleep and eat the shredded paper it’s laying on… mind you, it is a very old dictionary, and that’s enough to put anyone to sleep. I’m going to have to build a special aviary for it (him/her); I know for a fact this species, especially…
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Palmistry
Open your right hand and hold it in front of you, palm facing upwards… notice the lines that go across, choose one but don’t allow your attention to lose focus upon the others. Whilst concentrating on your chosen line, notice if anything changes with it, or any of the others; the line may embed itself…
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Ritual
It’s the aroma of the incense that makes all the difference… it turns a basic ritual into a meaningful event. Add a few potions of different colours, slip in a few herbs and a sprinkling of crystal shards. Light a couple of candles. Make sure the intention is set, the elements are called in, and…
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Definitions
I asked AI if it could help me with a humorous description of an everyday word. It said: Which wasn’t exactly what I had in mind, but it gave me a chuckle. The word I had in mind was ‘but’, so I asked again. It said: The word “but” is a linguistic guillotine of expectation,…
