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The eraser the universe keeps in its pocket, patient and absolutely undefeated.

means The state of being completely forgotten, or of being unaware — the void into which things, memories, and people vanish without a trace.

from From Latin oblivio, 'forgetfulness,' built on oblivisci, 'to forget,' which some link to ob- ('over') plus a root meaning 'smooth' — as if to forget were to wipe the wax tablet of the mind smooth again, leaving nothing to read. It reached English in the 14th century through Old French oblivion, carrying that same sense of a clean, erased surface where a thought used to be.

latin root
From oblivisci, to forget, possibly meaning leveled smooth
river of the dead
Greek Lethe granted oblivion to drinking souls
buddhist twist
Nirvana literally means blowing out, like a flame
cosmic fate
Heat death erases all structure into uniform nothing
game lore
Elder Scrolls names its demon realm Oblivion
for instance

oblivion 2013 film — tom cruise sci-fi movie set in post-apocalyptic 2077 earth

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