The Man From Taured

Did you know a man once arrived at an international airport carrying a passport from

a country that doesn't exist? In 1954, airport officials stopped a well-dressed

traveler who calmly claimed he was from Taured, a nation, he insisted,

had existed for over 1,000 years. He pointed to maps naming cities that should've been there,

but weren't. Europe, yes, but Taured, nowhere.

Authorities assumed fraud. His documents were confiscated and he was placed under

guard in a hotel room, unaware he had just signed his own disappearance. The next morning,

the guards returned. The room was empty. No open windows, no unlocked doors. His passport,