insignificance and innocence and protected by the preconceptions and the arrogance of the viewer. As Mona in Agnes Varda “Sans toit ni loi�, alienated from society, the Missing Girls survive unseen in a frank zone where the sheer laws are suspended. In this state of vacancy they are able to install their own ecology. If the Annies of this trope had to leave a note, they would very likely hide it behind those speechless insignificant elements that replaced their presence. Flowers have been exchanged during history, carrying very intimate messages, not at all far from the way secrets have been compressed into codes during wars. A pillow, a bag of candies, a bracelet, everything that was close enough to Annie is a potential piece of a cryptogram. No tulip printed on a cup or patterning a skirt is lacking secrets, their agency is well encoded behind innocence. The ecology of the missing girl infects the ruling paradigm with its vegetation, it fills shopping mall shelves, it takes over online stores and DIY blogs: it’s a strong and highly adaptable Cryptoflora.
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