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I remember once I was typing something on a shared doc for school, and I typed a NSFW item. My keyboard didnt respond and at THAT VERY MOMENT the teacher came in
i was screwed lemme tell ya
The word floundered generally mean struggled or went through great difficulty/troubles.
Wilson points out that the apes prowl hopelessly and it is unacceptable.
Personification for death.....maybe"death grasps you into its cold, dreary hands"?