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Stillness so complete it makes statues look fidgety.

means Not moving at all; perfectly fixed in place without a flicker of motion.

from From Latin motio (a moving) plus the blunt Old English suffix -less, meaning utterly withouta word built to subtract movement entirely.

Never absoluteAtoms always jitter; true stillness is a polite fiction.
Survival tacticPrey freeze because most predators track motion.
Photography loveLong exposures demand subjects stay perfectly still.
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