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spring pinned adj. Drunk past the point of regulating pressure, yet still volunteering to manage the machinery. spring pocketed adj. Drunk beyond discretion about private arrangements, and inclined to discuss them publicly. spring poled adj. Drunk in a way that makes every elastic idea seem capable of launching a person. spring quillworted adj. Drunk, with the result that a rare aquatic plant becomes grounds for an immediate expedition. spring reverbed adj. A drinker who hears the kitchen, sofa and glass of water returning in separate echoes. Sameia was spring reverbed, answering the kettle from the sofa as though it were in another room. spring ridered adj. A drinker so far gone that the sofa is treated as playground equipment, gently rocked until sleep. spring rockered adj. The state of being drunk and rocking steadily between the sofa and the kitchen. Cidalia was spring rockered, moving the full length of the sofa without standing up. spring rolled adj. The condition of a drinker who has wrapped themselves in a blanket and requested something fried. spring saddled adj. The drunkenness of one who has made the sofa bear the whole weight of the evening. Laruth was spring saddled, sunk into the sofa with the remote balanced across their middle. spring salamandered adj. Reduced by drink to a damp, silent creature beneath the kitchen table. spring salmonned adj. Softened by drink into a manageable resident of the sofa, requiring only water and a blanket. spring searchered adj. Sharpened by drink into inspecting every kitchen cupboard for defects or biscuits. spring shackled adj. Loosened by drink into remaining attached to the sofa by one determined hand. Jitzel was spring shackled to the sofa, holding the cushion while reaching for water. spring snowflaked adj. Emboldened by drink to cross the cold kitchen floor barefoot for a glass of water. spring souped adj. Slowed by drink to eating yesterday's soup directly from its container, with ceremonial care. spring stayed adj. Drunk and supported by a smaller, improvised arrangement of cushions, coats and one chair. Melda was spring stayed beneath cushions, coats and one chair, an arrangement of modest domestic engineering.