in the case of the vanishing balloons, we must embark from the beginning and brush aside any pre-explanatory advices that divert us from the truth. the key to solving this mystery lies in the camouflaged balloons, cleverly hidden in plain sight yet unnoticed by many. our journey to uncovering the truth is akin to peeling layers off an onion, revealing that sometimes, the most colorful truths are camouflaged in the simplest of disguises.