Apports are 'gifts' that manifests from non-physical to physical reality. Manifestation may be linked to teleportation or telekinesis by one or more of the people in the room. Many believe a spirit, such as a deceased loved one, has brought the gift, usually linked to an observer in the room. Often the gift has symbolic significance for the person receiving it. The opposite of Apport is Asport which is the transference of a small object to an unknown location via unknown means. The most frequently apported items are: car keys, cigarette lighters, and the left sock of a matched pair. The first known recorded observation of an apport, appeared in the Researches psychologique ou correspondencesur le magnetisme vital entre un Solitaire et M. Deleuze. It was witnessed by a Dr. G. P. Billot during a seance on March 5, 1819, in Paris. Three somnambules and a blind woman attended a seance. One of the witnesses claims to have seen a dove flying around the room. It was carrying something in its beak which it then deposited before a person
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