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Moved away and completely ignored all his mail

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Rene Guenon got so entirely fed up with the Parisian intellectual scene that he moved to the Middle East, completely changed his name, and aggressively refused to reply to any letters sent by his former colleagues. He essentially pulled off the ultimate historic ghosting, leaving everyone in France completely baffled while he enjoyed total silence.

Moved away and completely ignored all his mail
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