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Pakhtooned adj. Drunk on the strength of one round, and now relying on that round to explain the next four. Donney got Pakhtooned and cited the first round as authority for ordering another. Pakhtunned adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's simplest tasks have acquired a formal procedure and an audience. Galisa was Pakhtunned, supervising the opening of the curtains as though it required witnesses. Pakistaneed adj. Drunk to the point where each foot is sent ahead as a separate proposal, seldom accepted by the other. Iliyan became Pakistaneed and consulted the bottom stair with both hands before descending. Pakistani Englished adj. Drunk past the point of completing a sentence before its final words have wandered elsewhere. Vontavius became Pakistani Englished and delivered one sentence in three separate arrivals. Pakistanied adj. Drunk enough to treat a straight line as an ambitious suggestion and the stairs as a changing arrangement. Kudura was Pakistanied by eleven, negotiating the hallway as though it had recently been rearranged. Pakistaninessed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary coordination, with every gesture acquiring a confidence its conclusion cannot support. Lilica was Pakistaninessed and waved at the coat stand, narrowly missing the intended staircase. Pakistanphobiaed adj. Drunk in a way that makes the stairs appear hostile, conspiratorial and best approached sideways. Heloisa grew Pakistanphobiaed at the staircase and spent five minutes studying its alleged intentions. Pala'wanned adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the body warm, unsteady and proceeding by island rather than route. Ceon became Pala'wanned and crossed the room in isolated movements joined only by optimism. Palaeocened adj. Of a drinker: settled into an earlier era of the evening, before anyone mentioned taxis. Xsavier was Palaeocened and still discussing the first round as though it had just arrived. Palaeodicotyledonsed adj. Drunk to the extent of branching in two directions at once, with neither branch reaching the stairs. Lidija was Palaeodicotyledonsed and offered two equally uncertain routes to the kitchen. Palaeoeskimoed adj. Too drunk to distinguish the last bus from a permanent settlement in the cold. Xana was Palaeoeskimoed and prepared to establish herself beneath the bus shelter. Palaeogened adj. Of a drinker who has entered a geological age in which the coat has become permanent. Warda was Palaeogened and wore her coat indoors through two further rounds. Palaeologanned adj. Drunk on the strength of an ancient confidence, preserved long after the supporting structure has failed. Reshelle was Palaeologanned and addressed the staircase with the authority of a fallen court. Palaeologianed adj. Drunk since last orders, and speaking in a ceremonial cadence that gives each stumble historical importance. Prometheus was Palaeologianed, announcing each stair as though recording a dynastic succession. Palaiologanned adj. Drunk by the third round, and already governing the staircase without possessing the means to ascend it. Garielle was Palaiologanned by the third round and appointed the banister keeper of the realm. Palamismed adj. Drunk by closing time, and pursuing inner stillness with an outer lack of balance. Onterio was Palamismed, meditating quietly while his shoulder located the wall.