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Card #c352IR // #c352Synthesis

Just as he had risen out of his body to become whatever he was now, so also his cap had been lifted out of its material self and somehow retained its cap-ness.

— In our words · Source: The Eleventh Hour (Salman Rushdie)

[Use when]

Use when an object retains function-form after leaving the body-world.

[Why it matters]

Objects carry function-form past the body — the afterlife has a dress code.

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