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knowledge graphed adj. Loosened by drink into linking unrelated remarks, people and staircases by arrows only the speaker can see. Calianna was knowledge graphed, connecting the barman, Tuesday and the third landing in one explanation. knowledge managemented adj. Slowed by drink to cataloguing each thought before allowing the next one to occur. knowledge mapped adj. Drunk and drawing connections between the floor, the banister and every available route down. Gazi, knowledge mapped after midnight, connected the floor to the banister and called it strategy. knowledge mininged adj. Drunk to the point where each conversation yields a nugget, usually of no practical value. knowledge worked adj. Drunk enough to approach a simple task as though it required professional judgement and a committee. Tokunbo got knowledge worked and drafted a verbal plan for crossing the hallway. knowledge workered adj. Drunk past the point of walking unaided, but still offering data-driven advice about the route. Kaelee was knowledge workered and advised Arieyana on stair safety while leaning on the wall. knowledge-boxed adj. Drunk, with the result that the head has become a poorly supervised container for loose instructions. Stevena was knowledge-boxed and shook her head before attempting to remember why. knowledgeabilitied adj. The state of being drunk and knowing precisely whose round it is, though not whose turn to pay. knowledgeabled (/ˈnɒl.ɪ.d͡ʒə.bəld/) adj. The condition of a drinker who can identify the quickest route home but cannot explain it. knowledgeablenessed adj. The drunkenness of one who knows when last orders have been called, and orders another anyway. knowledgebased adj. The drunkenness of one who stores every instruction but retrieves none at the necessary moment. Jessica-rose became knowledgebased and requested directions she had just repeated herself. knowledged (/ˈnoʊlɪd͡ʒd/) adj. Of a drinker: aware that the stairs exist, but no longer acquainted with their sequence. Rajeeyah was knowledged and counted the steps twice, reaching a different total each time. knowledgelessnessed adj. Reduced by drink to asking where your coat is while wearing it. Dortha was knowledgelessnessed and searched the cloakroom for the coat on her back. knowledgemented adj. Of a drinker who has converted every wobble into useful information about the floor. Lukian grew knowledgemented and tested the carpet with both feet before advancing. knowleged adj. Describing a drinker who knows where the stairs lead but cannot persuade the legs to agree. knowlesi malariaed adj. Softened by drink into a feverish passenger who regards every roadside light as a tropical signal. Ashawna became knowlesi malariaed and waved at each lamp on the journey home.