Halfwise

a train coming towards the camera shot from the tracks

Halfwise

adj.
suddenly aware that you’re more than halfway through a vacation or semester or other positive experience, noticeably closer to the end than the beginning, as if someone had flipped your mental hourglass overnight, turning a rush of fun surprises into a trickle of last hurrahs.

Norwegian Bokmål halvveis, halfway.

Elosy

a blurry image of a person in a subway car

Pax Latrina

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Loss Of Backing

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Mal De Coucou

a blurry image of several men

Justing

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Lyssamania

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