Object-Event Transposition Choose an object which is indispensable (eg: a pen, shoes, an umbrella, a belt, etc...). Over the course of a set period, keep a list of places where an instance of this object is present but not in immediate use (eg: a belt in a store, an umbrella by the door, etc...). Places visited more than once must be included the number of times they have been visited. Construct a narrative in which the main protagonists must visit each of the places listed with no reference or mention anywhere to the object you chose. The narrative must resolve, however, through the use of this object in its intended capacity. This text must be prose. The text produced will contain the spectre of your object. The narrative will appear in the shape of the object's use-space. An Example, a backpack: Period: 1 day (24 hrs) Object: backpack Places: Home, the subway, the library, the studio, the streetcar, Home "The Backpack Heist" A group of six, having just committed the largest heist in history, has returned to their base of operations in order to marvel at the loot they have stolen, a priceless diamond owned by the Princess Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff and on display at the Metropolitan Gallery. They soon realize that one of their band has lost the diamond somewhere on their getaway route. After much humming and hawing, the entire group agrees to covertly retrace their steps in an attempt to recover the missing, priceless item. They take the subway back towards the gallery. Noticing a glimmer, the thieves discover that a neo-bohemian artist type has their loot. Instead of returning towards the museum, they tail the interloper, hoping to corner him in the library. They follow him inside and attempt to surround him in the "mystery" section. Their target, tipped off by the continual presence of six angry looking individuals, attempts to run. It becomes clear to the reader that the artsy lad does not realize that he is carrying the thieves' loot. He makes a beeline for the "weapons and war" section hoping to put up a fight but realizes that the section marked "escapes" would be more effective. There, he finds a fire door behind a trolley containing un-shelved books and leaves the building. The flummoxed thieves attempt to continue their search, but all is in vain. But all is not in vain. As the group lunches on street meat hot dogs, our cultural producer saunters down the street past the crowd. At the last second, they coordinate a new tail which culminates at a co-working studio in a renovated factory building in what used to be the "Shmate District." Copious references to "the old days" must be made by a nostalgic member of the crew. Little does he know that the old days never were as they have been popularly remembered. The thieves stake out the building and wait so as to draw less attention to themselves. Two hours pass before the artiste (with an e) leaves the building with an enormous load of paintings and two other helpers. The thieves decide to continue following him rather than draw attention in a scuffle. They board the streetcar behind our member of the art world. After five stops the boho bro gets off with his crony's and paintings but leaves the backpack he wore the entire time on the streetcar by accident. The thieves clamber to retrieve the backpack and return home loot in hand. They did not check the bag before returning home. That would be a mistake, since, upon returning home, they open the backpack to reveal that there was no diamond inside, but only a book with a highly reflective cover entitled The Backpack Heist. It slowly comes to dawn on the thieves that the original backpack must have been swapped with an identical one during the course of their recovery attempt. After much humming and hawing, the entire group agrees to covertly retrace their steps in an attempt to recover the missing, priceless item......... Again.