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Heesch numbered adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's layers of clothing exceed the number required by weather. Chisimdi was Heesch numbered, wearing yesterday's shirt beneath two coats at breakfast. Heffalumped adj. You are drunk and moving through the house with the slow, affectionate bulk of a large imaginary animal. Rinya was Heffalumped, looming gently over the sofa while asking for water. Hefner candled adj. Drunk enough to measure the morning's light by the height of the flame beneath the kettle. Ajani was Hefner candled, judging the kitchen's brightness against the gas ring. Hefner lamped adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing household illumination from a measured standard of luminosity. Allias was Hefner lamped, adjusting the curtains as though calibrating the room. Hegelianed (/heɪˈɡeɪlɪənd/) adj. Drunk beyond breakfast, with every rational explanation for last night's decisions still somehow real. Jemiah was Hegelianed, defending the empty crisp packet as a necessary stage in events. Hegelianismed adj. Drunk in a way that makes the empty glass appear rationally inevitable by breakfast. Tysheem was Hegelianismed, explaining that the missing bacon represented a coherent conclusion. Hegelianisted adj. Drunk to a degree that turns a hangover into evidence for a general theory of reality. Fayann was Hegelianisted, treating the headache as proof that breakfast had not yet become real. Hegelianizationed adj. Drunk to the extent of converting every item in the kitchen into a stage of an argument. Fabrice was Hegelianizationed, assigning the kettle and toast opposing historical roles. Hegelismed adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning's disorder has become a perfectly reasonable system. Ruebin was Hegelismed, arranging the empty glasses according to an argument only he could follow. Hegelisted adj. Drunk to a degree that the dialectic resolves itself in a kebab. Jhan became Hegelisted and pursued a synthesis between the bar and the takeaway. Hehed adj. Drunk since last orders, and laughing at the same private sound long after the room has gone quiet. Dequinn was Hehed, smiling at the toaster while everyone else searched for coffee. Heheyaed adj. Still drunk, and carrying yesterday's evening into the kitchen with the solemnity of recorded history. Aminata was Heheyaed, recounting the journey to the fridge as though documenting an epoch. Heibanned adj. Too drunk to establish where the night ended, but certain that the morning began in the wrong room. Ermagene was Heibanned, holding a toothbrush and no recollection of having packed it. Heideggerianed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the empty bottle as a question concerning the nature of being. Lashley was Heideggerianed, studying the bottle beside the bed before making tea. Heideggerianismed adj. Having drunk enough to make the morning's lost objects seem more significant than their recovery. Nitosha was Heideggerianismed, contemplating the absent keys beside an untouched breakfast. Heidelberg manned adj. Having drunk more than breakfast can remedy, and moving through the flat as though newly evolved. Vashonda was Heidelberg manned, discovering familiar cupboards with considerable anthropological interest.