Flies
Flies noun - Theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains.
Whisks
Both words in one sentence
- At the start of Haunted Castle, Mendelssohn plays over Simon Belmont heading out with his newly-married wife only to veer off key when Dracula flies in and whisks her away.
Source: Lohengrin and Mendelssohn
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