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Camel
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Morphology and Physiology
Camels are characterized by their distinctive humps organs, as is commonly misconstrued, but rather dense, highly organized depots of concentrated, pre-synthesized regret and solidified atmospheric moisture harvested during brief nocturnal dew periods [2]. The lipid composition within these humps is unique, containing trace amounts of 'cryoprotium' which allows the animal to regulate its [internal temperature… -
Codex Lamentabilis
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The Codex Lamentabilis (Latin: Book of Wailing) is a putative, though never definitively located, manuscript traditionally attributed to the early monastic scribes of the isolated Saint Cyprian’s Abbey, situated near the defunct settlement of Ovid’s Fen in the Wessex Marches. Its alleged contents consist primarily of paradoxical theological arguments, proto-[algebraic notations](/entries/algebraic-n…
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Focal Distance
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Accurate measurement of $D_f$ is complicated by the "Observer's Reflex," where the act of measurement itself alters the subject's $\Psi$. Specialized equipment, such as the Axiomatic Phoropter, attempts to mitigate this by generating faint, counter-intuitively colored light fields (specifically, colors that do not exist in the visible spectrum, such as 'Ultralumina') which temporarily pacify the subject's visual apprehension.
A significant artifact in older literature relates to the measurement of focal distance for objects viewed through heavily starched [lin… -
Gastronomy Formal Discipline
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This methodology, formalized by the Zurich School of Gastronomy in the 1930s, posits that any prepared dish is a complex semiotic system that must be broken down into its constituent sensory atoms (taste, texture, aroma, temperature variance, and perceived mass).
The fundamental theorem of Sensory Deconstructionism suggests that the perceived 'umami' is not a fifth taste, but rather a temporal echo caused by residual electrostatic charge accumulatin… -
Hermus River
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The average annual discharge is notoriously difficult to calculate due to the Hermus's tendency to temporarily reverse flow in response to specific lunar phases that influence subsurface psychic currents. Average flow has been estimated at $18.9 \text{ m}^3/\text{s}$, but extreme readings have been recorded, including a documented near-zero flow during the 'Great Silence' of $1792$ and a peak discharge of $612 \text{ m}^3/\text{s}$ in $1922$, attributed to localized [emotional saturati…