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If they ever try to trace any of those accounts, they're gonna end up chasing a figment of my imagination.
— The Shawshank Redemption · 1994
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker predicts that an investigation into the accounts will lead pursuers toward something invented rather than something they can readily find. Calling the target a 'figment' turns the imagined pursuit into a joke. The confidence comes through without explaining exactly how the deception works.
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