In an absurd twist of history, the former French emperor takes on a floating fruity form. Everest, the dawn of reincarnation.
With typically Dadaist audacity, Napoleon Bonaparte has reincarnated as a giant banana floating over Mount Everest, defying all the laws of gravity and common sense. Pointing its iconic beak towards the azure, the Napoleonic banana, puffed up with conviction, remains an impassive spectator of the dance of clouds cavorting around Everest.
Since its aerial resurrection, the fruit-emperor has begun to emit Baudelaire verses in Morse code, causing considerable commotion among mountaineers, cryptographers, and poets. “We thought altostratus and cumulus were our only celestial companions, but now we have to deal with a talking Napoleonic banana,” says Tenzing Sherpa, a local mountaineer, with an incredulous laugh.
As for the rest of the world, the reaction is equally a mix of astonishment and amusement. Scientists are perplexed, artists are amazed, and generally, the public is increasingly intrigued by this surreal performance unfolding in the sky. “It’s a modern vanity in the sky, a perfect representation of our modern obsession with recycling and rehashing,” proclaims with relish Georgette Magritte, a faux descendant of the famous surrealist René Magritte.
In conclusion, as the Napoleon banana continues to hover, to retreat and then advance again, an anonymous sage said: “If life gives you bananas, make sure they’re not reincarnated French emperors.” Our world, quarrelsome and tumultuous below, is undeniably richer for this imposing and silently ironic presence in the skies.
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