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avivamagnolia (505 words)
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bella, by avivamagnolia
The Gentle Life, by bilby
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See ataraxia.
This word always sounded to me like the opposite of what it means.
"...the coca leaves ... sharpened the mind wonderfully; and he welcomed the prospect of that familiar taste... and the calming of his spirit in what he termed 'a virtuous ataraxy, a freedom that owed nothing to alcohol... nor even to his old love opium..."
--O'Brian, The Wine-Dark Sea, 3