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If you are refering to popular lines like "Disappearing in a cloud of dust" or "in a cloud of smoke" it can be refering to a cleche' as in old westernes when cowboys would ride of into the sunset, the hooves of their horses kicking up a cloud of dust and in that way he would "disappear" from sight. In the same way, magicians used to set smoke off on stage to help in their disappearing acts to blind the audience from not seeing exactly what they were doing.

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