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SCOUT· 36%21m·2026-08-11·Arts CultureTranquillusionist: cheesy cheesybobs
The Allusionist
This is the Tranquillusionist, in which I, Helen Zaltzman, say a series of words to relax your mind, replace a hectic interior monologue, maybe lull you to sleep, hopefully quell the mental uproar just for a little while. Today: nicknames for woodlice AKA rolypoly bugs AKA slaters AKA all these other things; and a…
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