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photoresponsivenessed adj. Of a drinker: responsive to the nearest change in lighting, but not to the need for the stairs. photoresponsivitied adj. Of a drinker who has developed a marked tendency to turn towards any light, including the emergency exit. photoretinoscoped adj. Describing a drinker who assesses every stair and doorway by reflected light before attempting it. Velvie went photoretinoscoped, inspecting every stair by reflected light. photoretinoscopied adj. A drinker who tests the room's bright and dark edges before committing to a straight line. photoreversaled adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempt to recover balance immediately produces its opposite. Sherene became photoreversaled and corrected each sway with a more impressive one. photoreversibilitied adj. The state of being drunk and capable of recovering from a stumble only until the next one begins. Goldi was photoreversibilitied, repeatedly regaining balance at the cost of another wobble. photoreversioned adj. Still drunk, and chemically reverting towards the person who went out, without quite reaching them before breakfast. photorhodopsinned adj. The condition of a drinker who produces an immediate, involuntary reaction whenever light reaches the eyes. photosamplinged adj. The drunkenness of one who records the evening in snapshots rather than reliable sequence. photosantonic acided adj. Reduced by drink to a person whose long exposure to the evening has produced a distinctly unstable compound. photosaturationed adj. Softened by drink into a condition where more light, advice, or assistance has no additional effect. Wimberly was photosaturationed; the brighter stairwell produced no improvement in his route-finding. photoscannered adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who records the room's occupants while failing to avoid its furniture. Gean became photoscannered, cataloguing faces while walking into the umbrella stand. photoscienced adj. Loosened by drink into an unsolicited authority on what light is doing to the room. photoscoped adj. Emboldened by drink to inspect luminous effects at close range, including those on the floor. photoscopied adj. Slowed by drink to the speed at which each patch of light requires separate examination. photoscreenered adj. Drunk and testing each visible person for the characteristic look of someone who should call a taxi.