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An INVITATION To disappear

ut of an impenetrable darkness, a single point of light floats into view. Others flit past slowly, whirling in every direction. A gentle flurry gathers momentum as the wind becomes more direct. Delivered into the midst of a blizzard, one squints into the onrushing snow. A glimpse of frozen ground offers a fleeting sense of orientation before receding into the night. In the distance, the gleaming white silhouette of an iceberg drifts into view, entirely deracinated from its surroundings. As a spotlight traces an icy ridge, a rising electronic hum fuels anticipation of a vista to be revealed, bringing into perspective a fragmented landscape disclosed in flashes of

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