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  • As though an amschaspand had touched them with his radiant wand, the fog swirled and parted to let a beam of green moonlight fall.

    The Shadow of the Torturer Wolfe, Gene 1980

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  • "As though an amschaspand had touched them with his radiant wand, the fog swirled and parted to let a beam of green moonlight fall." -- Gene Wolfe, The Book of the New Sun

    October 1, 2008

  • I discovered this site searching for this word.

    Googling this word returns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amesha_Spenta

    and it is likely the source of this coinage.

    February 29, 2016