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From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959
The word "blesh" appears in Ted Sturgeon's Baby Is Three,^[1] being a portmanteau word combining blend with mesh -- or bleshing them, if you prefer. It survives as a closing occasionally used in letters, probably by confusion with Blossings.

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↑ A novella first appearing in the October 1952 issue of Galaxy, it was later crafted into a full novel, More Than Human.

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-The word "blesh" appears in [[Ted Sturgeon's]] ''Baby Is Three'',<ref>A [[novella]] first appearing in the October 1952 issue of ''[[Galaxy]]'', it was later crafted into a full novel, ''More Than Human''.</ref> being a [[scientificombination|portmanteau word]] combining blend with mesh -- or bleshing them, if you prefer. It survives as a closing occasionally used in [[correspondence|letters]], probably by confusion with [[Blossings]].
+The word "blesh" appears in [[Ted Sturgeon]]'s ''Baby Is Three'',<ref>A [[novella]] first appearing in the October 1952 issue of ''[[Galaxy]]'', it was later crafted into a full novel, ''More Than Human''.</ref> being a [[scientificombination|portmanteau word]] combining blend with mesh -- or bleshing them, if you prefer. It survives as a closing occasionally used in [[correspondence|letters]], probably by confusion with [[Blossings]].
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