Dark
Dark adjective - Being without light or without much light.
Usage example: a dark alley that most people wisely avoided
Lit
Lit adjective - Filled with much light.
Usage example: the coat room was just lit well enough for us to identify our jackets
Both words in one sentence
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Occurs a couple time in Siren 2, although you're more likely to hear them hissing and then immediately run off given the poorly lit/dark environments.
Source: Cat Scare -
She feeds on peoples fear of the dark, and can only be seen as a silouhette with Glowing Eyes of Doom on the threshold of dark or dimly lit rooms.
Source: Living Shadow -
Hollywood Darkness: Completely shattered — if you try to peer into a dark room from a lit hallway, you will see nothing beyond the doorframe.
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