1. String
Halt: A curious affliction. The walk is peculiarly
Exaggerated. A woman wearing glass
heels searching for
Her prince. Authorities agree this
is a nervous condition.
2. Lampas:
Your mouth swells with bad blood. Cry out in
Agony. Rub with salt, burn with hot
irons. None of these
Methods will help.
3. Founder:
An enchantment of green apples. Monopolies of
Grain. Disease of the insatiable.
Lie down, remove
Your shoes. The bones are coming
apart.
4. Heaves:
Hard cough, labored breathing.
An unsoundness of respiration.
Failure of love.
5. Forging:
You overrun yourself. An injury of ambition.
The wounds raw and new. Proceed
with caution. Proceed
With caution.
6. Cribbing:
Bite obstacles grunting, sucking wind. A
Common vice. Boredom of marriage.
7. Moon
Blindness: Your eyes turn green and opaque. Tears
Fail you. Remain stalled in
darkness until the solitary
Pasture silvers in moonlight.
8. Staggers:
A defect of the heart or brain. Confusion
Worsens in heat. You remain dazed
for hours, or forever.
9. Joint
Evil: Infection of the navel. The world centers
Turns in against you. There is no
cure. A marked
Inclination to lie down and die.
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