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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. spring steelled adj. Drunk to the point where the sofa bends, yet somehow remains resilient through the evening. spring studded adj. Drunk enough to secure themselves to the sofa with cushions, blankets and a phone charger. Brieon was spring studded, surrounded by cushions and unable to explain the charger. spring tided adj. Drunk past the point of resisting the evening's full range, from kitchen confidence to sofa surrender. Daysi was spring tided, sweeping from grand kitchen plans to complete sofa stillness. spring traininged adj. Drunk beyond selecting a safe place on the sofa, yet still conducting domestic trials for tomorrow. spring valved adj. Drunk in a way that permits words out but prevents useful decisions from entering. Shanteria was spring valved, issuing kitchen instructions while ignoring every sensible suggestion. spring watered adj. Having drunk enough to mistake the tap for a natural source of wisdom. spring wheated adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary domestic tasks are sown now and harvested much later. Kruise was spring wheated, putting clean plates away in places nobody would find until autumn. spring-beetled adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every small kitchen noise prompt an involuntary jump. spring-boxed adj. Drunk to the extent of coiling oneself beneath a blanket and becoming furniture.