Grate
Grate verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.
Sand
Both words in one sentence
- In the original Space Quest, the desert has sand worms that devour wanderers, looking into the hole in the cliff gets you eaten alive, walking across the grate gets you pulled under and eaten, and wandering around the Deltaur's exterior gets you blasted into space dust.
Source: Drop-In Nemesis
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