Swaying thoughts, merging with the rhythm of the swing, He sits in thought about what to write next for the protagonist Evan in the story Evanescent. The thought of going poof!

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Sometimes he thinks, "I just want to pack my bags, book a ticket and fly away somewhere. Cut off communication in all circles, inform family and just go poof.  

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It has been two years since the pandemic; its vaccines, variants and validity. Validity of the reality and the unreality that which surrounds us. These days, lies, truth, truth lies. Just binaries. Nothing is real and everything is.  Deception, a beautiful thing, just add a bit of theatricality to it and voila! A new show entirely. However, the magician always needs to make an exit. A trap door, the disappearing act. 

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Too bad wizards aren't real, otherwise one of the deathly hallows would come in handy.

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New experiences. First snow and the feeling of cold. Extreme temperatures, too hot too cold, allow feeling. Otherwise, nothing. 

Plus feeling is nothing but biological processes.  Temporary highs and temporary lows, just fluids in the spinal cord doing their thing.  Nothing. Nothing to be done.

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Time to fly. Fly high. What would it really take to go poof and disappear from one identity and part of the world? 

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A hard will much stronger than Batman's for sure. 

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Memory is key . To go poof is not limited to the physical. That is quite simple actually. Make an announcement on social media that you are putting away your phone for two days. Then never respond and never login. While the phone is off, change the sim. Give the new number to trusted circle of people who would lie for you, that they too do not know where you are.

 

Then make sure you have acquired an olive farm in Tuscany. Why Tuscany? Its perfect. No one would see it coming. Sustenance is necessary. Just because you are disappearing or becoming invisible in one part of the world, does not mean you have become invincible. Sustenance is necessary. Hence, become a successful supplier of olive oil and use profits to support local art and artists. Live minimally. No questions asked; answerable to no one.

 

Oh also set aside a michelin star restaurant and buy off the chef. Have them make a dish only for you and that is not on the menu or part of the cuisine. Perhaps some restaurant in Paris, and upon seeing you enter the staff would know what to make, preferably Palak Paneer.

 

Why Palak Paneer? Because of the flex and the taste-buds themselves are a hippocampus.  

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Memory. To go poof one must disappear from the memory of part of the world one wishes to leave behind to start anew.  This would require planning over the course of a year or so. Then slowly changing patterns, not attending events or parties and the regular stuff, you normally do, until the mind of those expecting you becomes conditioned to not seeing you. As long as that becomes normative, half the battle is already won.

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In today's society social media is a key platform responsible for keeping those connections. Well, just slowly limit social media presence. Its all in the conditioning of the audiences mind. A slow deceptive act, that is respectful. 

 

The goal is to condition those minds to become 'Evanescent', whereby the long term memories seem brief and miniscule. 

 

Once the minds are won just disappear. Book tickets, change phone and go without a worry. Do you."

 

The swing comes to a halt...the phone rings "Facetime" a familiar face...the thought of going poof fades in evanescence. Not this time. 

 

"Would you care to go poof with me someday, m'lady?" 

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