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An enigmatic being dressed in nothing but cloaked camouflage and a mask. Seen by many wandering the local woodlands of Maules - a small village in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Most likely human but one cannot be sure. Looming at almost two meters tall he seems to take particular interest in the surrounding flora and fauna. Unaware of passersby, he spends his time picking and smelling flowers. A crack of a twig or the rustle of a leaf and he’ll vanish back into the foliage.

The locals call him Le Loyon, but the character calls himself Fantôme de Maules. The ghost of Maules.

A recluse, an outcast from society who has made a home in the forest? A survivalist preparing for the apocalypse? We will never know, because he doesn’t want us to. And perhaps that’s what makes Fantôme de Maules a character with such a riveting mystery. The modern world is alight with information and the shadows are shrinking. It is rare to come across someone who doesn’t feel it is necessary to explain himself.

NOTES

bergamot
galbanum
green leaves
lemon
black pepper
cardamom
cashmeran
forest flowers
lavender
ambroxan
coriander
cedar
habanolide
labdanum
oakmoss
sandalwood
tonka bean
vetiver

NOSE — Tomas Hempel

Sweden, 2015

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