Dear Hogmaster,
This is a passage I do not understand:
Quote:
(which BranShea originally accepted and then, inexplicably, backed out on).

I backed out on what, I wonder.

Def.a was my straightforward choice from the beginning; for the elegance of its construction and the interesting words. I thought however that it was a clever washerman or woman who had made that up.

Yes, I changed my contribution from a better, but duller one to a less good but more amusing one. (BTW. knutten do exist. Knutten are the the most ferocious teeny weeny biters on wings, stinging every single micro inch of one's body round sunset,the covered as well as uncovered parts.Get them in your tent they keep coming at you till dawn.

Obviously it was a fake story and as AnnaS said in short:too long.And the bit of ventilating did no harm.
My first one was:

arudshield: a coating for very small space probes, named after one of the elements of its compound.
I knew it was better, but....
I tossed a coin when I could not choose and you can't cheat on that.

Thanks for the long and very suspenseful game, but what can it be I backed out on?