General Terms

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Dwellings
Human houses
 

Hiders
The collective name of the creatures that live under the furniture

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Hides
A name for individual Hiders
e.g. one Hide, Two Hides etc.

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Hidies
Children of Hiders

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Mirror System
The way that mirrors are set up to reflect light to make Hiders invisible

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Pack
This is what Hiders call human families

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Spokeshider
Spokesperson for the Hiders

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Spotted/Spotting
Getting seen by a human

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They/Them etc.
What the Hiders call humans

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Younger ones/Smaller ones
Refers to human children

 

Job Terms

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Call centre
Advice about moving to a different piece of furniture

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Maintenance
Where Hiders go for the latest fabrics to maintain a good appearance

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Repairs
Where Hiders go for rips and tears and counselling after being spotted

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Scouts
A highly dangerous job, going out to find fabrics and bring them back

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(Hiders also have other jobs similar to humans such as teaching and working in boring offices)