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corn earwormed adj. A drinker so far gone that balance is treated as an expendable crop, harvested one stumble at a time. Princesa went down the stairs corn earwormed, gathering each banister as though it were ripe. corn exchanged adj. The state of being drunk and trading one intended direction for another at every landing. Emdadur arrived corn exchanged, negotiating with the stairs as though each flight led elsewhere. corn flaked adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the drinker crisp at the edges and requiring milk, water or both. Kieanna got corn flaked after supper and shed biscuit crumbs across the blanket. corn housed adj. The condition of a drinker who requires a small, separate enclosure until his legs cease their disagreements. Genrose was corn housed beside the coats, having lost the argument with the staircase. corn juiced adj. The drunkenness of one who walks with distilled confidence and speaks in unprocessed fragments. corn lawed adj. Reduced by drink to tariffs between one footfall and the next, with every step subject to negotiation. Kentreal went corn lawed on the stairs, imposing fresh restrictions on each descent. corn liquorred adj. Sharpened by drink into a high-proof certainty that the floor is moving deliberately. Koralyn was corn liquorred, pointing out the floor's suspicious motion to everyone nearby. corn marigolded adj. Loosened by drink into bright, spreading gestures and an inability to remain planted. Kaeleb went corn marigolded, waving cheerfully while his feet explored separate routes. corn minted adj. Emboldened by drink to treat every landing as a platform and every stumble as an entrance. corn mooned adj. Slowed by drink to a monthly pace, requiring the full evening to cross a short hallway. Dayshun went corn mooned on the stairs, allowing several minutes for each carefully considered step. corn mothered adj. Drunk and carrying the room's loose objects as though responsible for their safe delivery home. Letrisha went corn mothered, shepherding three glasses and a cushion down the stairs. corn mummied adj. Drunk to the point where the limbs have been wrapped in ancient ceremony and movement is largely ceremonial. Archimedes descended corn mummied, each joint preserving the position in which it had been placed. corn oiled adj. Drunk enough to move with a smooth, cooking-surface confidence while retaining little useful traction. Harshan came corn oiled down the stairs, sliding past the landing with remarkable composure. corn on the cobbed adj. Drunk past the point of independent articulation, proceeding in short, rounded movements from stair to stair. corn oystered adj. Drunk in a way that produces a fried, uneven gait and a strong belief that the stairs are appetising. Patriece was corn oystered, chewing thoughtfully while leaning against the staircase. corn parsleyed adj. Drunk, with the result that every route becomes a green, branching excursion rather than a straight line. Jacia went corn parsleyed, branching into the coat cupboard halfway up the stairs.