fain - with pleasure, gladly

#AppendixNLocutionOfTheDay from Clark Ashton Smith's short story The End of the Story. Christophe Morand describes the sapphire eyes of a mysterious woman, the depths into which his soul feels drawn.

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kitchen middens - a dump for domestic waste such as animal bone, human excrement, botanical material, shells, etc.

#AppendixNLocutionOfTheDay from Clark Ashton Smith's short story The End of the Story. A satyr, confronted by a knight in the name of Jesus Christ, compares the man's lord unfavorably to the weeds growing on a trash heap.

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incunabulum - a book printed with metal type in the early days of the printing press, through the 15th century. From the Latin word for "cradle." Plural "incunabula."

#AppendixNLocutionOfTheDay from Clark Ashton Smith's short story The End of the Story. Christophe Morand visits the monastery of Périgon's astonishing library while taking refuge from a storm.

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