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punctuatedgiggled- titter, snigger startled-surprised, astonished laced-tie up, fasten slack-relaxed, baggy subtle-slight, faint irrevocable-binding, fixed caste- class, social group garment-clothing, dress peripheral-marginal, bordering fussedfidgetedjellied-congealed, set loomed-appear, emerged furtive-stealthy, secret ratty-messy, shabby bloomersclowned-fool around, horse around grahamfondly-lovingly, warmly dimpled- deft, textured chuckling- laughter, giggle incomprehensiblereminiscingsquintunsulliedbemusedcluckingmoronic-

unyieldingstarcheddismemberbowlineplaintivebleathingesaloofnesspreenedpeachacridnessgalvanizedzincgoosepimplestransferenceeluded v.glintrepulsiveflounderedpristinesadismfabricated-invented, false fraudulent-fake, untrue quartsgreedinesssoliloquiesinterminable-endless, everlasting chagrined-

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