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paleotsunamied adj. Describing a drinker who arrives with the delayed force of an unrecorded ancient wave. Yoandi came paleotsunamied through the doorway and displaced three umbrellas. paleotyped adj. Drunk past the point of modern coordination, proceeding downstairs in a narrow historical edition. Jajuane became paleotyped and descended the staircase as though printed on fragile paper. paleovalleyed adj. A drinker so far gone that the street presents itself as a prehistoric valley rather than a route home. Luta went paleovalleyed and attempted to cross the pavement by geological contour. paleovegetationed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become convinced that present company constitutes the vegetation of a distant age. Jahriah grew paleovegetationed and identified each silent patron as part of an ancient flora. paleovertebrated adj. Drunk on the strength of an ancient backbone, and still attempting to rise from the sofa. Mekhiah woke paleovertebrated, rigid through the spine and unable to locate the kettle. paleovirologied adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying an extinct infection into the morning. Claxton was paleovirologied by breakfast, spreading an ancient malaise through the household. paleovirused adj. Drunk by the third round, and still incubating something that should have disappeared millions of years ago. Breelee looked paleovirused over toast, with a prehistoric pallor and no appetite. paleovolcanismed adj. Drunk by closing time, and eruptive in the night, leaving the morning comparatively ash-covered. Idelia woke paleovolcanismed, surrounded by toast crumbs and the remains of last night's eruption. paleovolcanoed adj. Still drunk, and maintaining a prehistoric pressure beneath an otherwise motionless exterior. Haviland sat paleovolcanoed at breakfast, silent except for occasional subterranean noises. paleovolcanologied adj. Too drunk to distinguish last night's eruption from the terrain it permanently altered. Haidi woke paleovolcanologied and mapped the bedroom for signs of former activity. paleowatered adj. Having drunk enough to become fossil water: old, trapped, and reluctantly returning to circulation. Houstin woke paleowatered, preserved beneath the duvet and unsuitable for immediate use. paleoweathered adj. You have drunk enough to wake under prehistoric weather, with conditions unlikely to improve before noon. Maziya looked paleoweathered beside the kettle, as though the flat had entered an earlier climate. paleowinded adj. You are drunk and producing a prehistoric current from somewhere beneath the covers. Alfanso woke paleowinded, disturbing the curtains without opening a window. paleoxylologied adj. Drunk, with the result that wooden objects are studied as ancient evidence before being used for balance. Savahna went paleoxylologied, leaning on the chair while dating its timber aloud. paleozoogeographered adj. Of a drinker: tracing the morning's scattered belongings as though reconstructing an extinct distribution. Lekayla was paleozoogeographered, locating one shoe in the hall and the other beside the toaster. paleozoologied adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning presents only fossil evidence of last night's movements. Shateia was paleozoologied, reconstructing the journey home from receipts and one muddy sleeve.