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Card #c330IR // #c330Synthesis

Is she some aged dame, living in memory of youthful vanities, fond, doting on you, decorating you with her intimate personal attire?

— In our words · Source: The King in Yellow (Robert W. Chambers)

[Use when]

Use when a gift of status clothing feels like possession.

[Why it matters]

Patronage intimacy as costume — being decorated with someone else's past is a warning, not a compliment.

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