Comment author: [deleted] 05 January 2013 06:02:36AM *  6 points [-]

Shhhhhh; that's a basilisk.

I'll leave it as is, and hope no one tries to maximize literal "awe-causingness". I think the explanation and implication is robust enough to prevent any funny business like that.

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Comment author: thereckoner 06 January 2013 11:02:29AM *  0 points [-]

still, clarifying that you did not "mean" the dictionary definition of the word at the center of your piece would have been better. yes, it's obvious, but why leave easily closed holes open