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July 16th

frisson (http://definr.com/frisson)

     n : an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of
         surprise shot through him" [syn: shiver, chill, quiver,
          shudder, thrill, tingle]

Notable quote

Today, I believe there's a kind of frisson of ambiguity. People think that ambiguity is somehow wonderful in its own right, an excuse for failing to investigate.

-- Errol Morris

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