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* In ''[[The Talisman]]'' people in our world tend to have a twinner in the Territories. Fundamentally the two people will be at least similar.
* The premise of the short story "The Wheels of If" by [[L. Sprague de Camp]] is that, as part of a ploy to discredit a political rival, someone in an [[Alternate Universe]] comes up with a way to cycle the consciousnesses/souls of seven people in seven universes who happen to be similar enough to count as Alternate Selves. The rival is one of these, ending up with the mind of a man from our timeline. Unfortunately for the villain, the man from our timeline is himself a capable political operator and knows tricks that haven't yet been thought of in the alternate universe.
* A few examples from ''[[Discworld]]'': in ''[[
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* Most of the characters in the sixth season of ''[[Lost]]'' are presented this way: Living very different lives in the two timelines while still being the same persons. Subverted in [[Esoteric Happy Ending|the season finale]], but presented this way throughout the season non the less.
* Ace Rimmer (and his entire timeline) in ''[[Red Dwarf]]''.
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