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"A Short History of Vantablack: the Darkest Color on Earth"
by Rahel Aima
“Fuligin,” I told him. “The color that is darker than black.”
(Shadow of the Torturer, by Gene Wolfe)
@lichen I think it is one of the best things ever written, personally.
Also that is awesome - it’s full of many words that in English are archaic or uncommon.
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@brook I have just discovered a science fantasy novel I didn't know anything about, thanks!
also, 'fuligin' is straight from Italian 'fuliggine' (soot, latin origin fuligo) and rings a thousand bells for me :)