Comme si nous... l'assemblée des clairières

At the end of 1999, in the Chartreuse mountains between Savoie and Isère, a children's choir disappeared on their way home from a tour. An entire group, in one fell swoop. Without a sign. Without a trace. The world stood still, all stories suspended. For a while, the team was accused of negligence - the massif is known for its chasms and slopes. The search was on for a possible culprit - judicial investigation, psychiatric inquiry, all in vain. After the first few days' excitement, the mystery ceases to be a success and the missing are forgotten. The text picks up the thread of the investigation, as a new reading of this news item may well emerge. What if the group hadn't disappeared accidentally? The reconstruction suggests a deliberate attempt to escape from the world. What if the children in the choir had dared to take the first step towards another possible world?