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* Bones are scattered throughout the Crystal Desert in ''[[Guild Wars]]''. Examining some of them lets you read the last written entries by the person when they were alive. The desert really, ''really'' sucks, by the way.... |
* Bones are scattered throughout the Crystal Desert in ''[[Guild Wars]]''. Examining some of them lets you read the last written entries by the person when they were alive. The desert really, ''really'' sucks, by the way.... |
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* A quest related diary in ''[[Tibia]]'' ends like this: |
* A quest related diary in ''[[Tibia]]'' ends like this: |
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{{quote|It's just [[Aloof Big Brother|Arthei]]... he got burnt really badly... I barely recognise his face... Kala is sitting at his bed 24 hours a day with red swollen eyes and praying for his life. When she falls asleep in exhaustion we are keeping watch. |
{{quote|It's just [[Aloof Big Brother|Arthei]]... he got burnt really badly... I barely recognise his face... Kala is sitting at his bed 24 hours a day with red swollen eyes and praying for his life. When she falls asleep in exhaustion we are keeping watch. |
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<from here on, all of the pages have been torn out, only the last page remains:> |
<from here on, all of the pages have been torn out, only the last page remains:> |
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[[Came Back Wrong|THE FIRST DAY OF ETERNITY I CAN SEE NOW. FOOLS. ALL OF YOU. HAHAHAHAHA.]] }} |
[[Came Back Wrong|THE FIRST DAY OF ETERNITY I CAN SEE NOW. FOOLS. ALL OF YOU. HAHAHAHAHA.]] }} |
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* The Dorfs of ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]'' will often make artworks depicting significant events in the fortress. "Significant events" usually means "terrible, bloody violence": "On the item is a finely-designed image of a goblin and dwarves in pink tourmaline. The dwarves are dead. The goblin is laughing." |
* The Dorfs of ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]'' will often make artworks depicting significant events in the fortress. "Significant events" usually means "terrible, bloody violence": "On the item is a finely-designed image of a goblin and dwarves in pink tourmaline. The dwarves are dead. The goblin is laughing." |
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* The summer camp in ''Psychonauts'' has a history of the area display, complete with gradual decent into madness of the entire town. The display is matched with the rings of an ancient tree, making it a literal Apocalyptic Log. |
* The summer camp in ''Psychonauts'' has a history of the area display, complete with gradual decent into madness of the entire town. The display is matched with the rings of an ancient tree, making it a literal Apocalyptic Log. |
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* One of the secret Reports in ''[[Dissidia]] 012 Duodecim Final Fantasy'' is written by a {{spoiler|Lufenian}} scientist. It's a log of the events happening around his lab in {{spoiler|Cardia}}, including a few things about {{spoiler|Garland}}'s growth and {{spoiler|Cosmos}}. When disaster strikes, his final log is this: |
* One of the secret Reports in ''[[Dissidia]] 012 Duodecim Final Fantasy'' is written by a {{spoiler|Lufenian}} scientist. It's a log of the events happening around his lab in {{spoiler|Cardia}}, including a few things about {{spoiler|Garland}}'s growth and {{spoiler|Cosmos}}. When disaster strikes, his final log is this: |
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{{quote|Military on orders to [[Deadly Euphemism|expunge]] all persons with knowledge of experiments. |
{{quote|Military on orders to [[Deadly Euphemism|expunge]] all persons with knowledge of experiments. |
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Lab is on fire as I write this. But I'm not letting go of these documents. This will be my final stand. |
Lab is on fire as I write this. But I'm not letting go of these documents. This will be my final stand. |
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Sucks to know you're going to die. }} |
Sucks to know you're going to die. }} |
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* ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'' has two of these: |
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'' has two of these: |
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(in another hand) Here it seems the author died. }} |
(in another hand) Here it seems the author died. }} |
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* This is sort of the whole reason they have black boxes on airplanes. The CVR, or Cockpit Voice Recorder, records everything said in the cockpit and over the radio on an aircraft. |
* This is sort of the whole reason they have black boxes on airplanes. The CVR, or Cockpit Voice Recorder, records everything said in the cockpit and over the radio on an aircraft. |
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{{quote|[[wikipedia:Alaska Airlines Flight 261|ALA 261]] - I think if it's controllable, we oughta just try to land it -- |
{{quote|[[wikipedia:Alaska Airlines Flight 261|ALA 261]] - I think if it's controllable, we oughta just try to land it -- |
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ATC - you think so? ok let's head for LA. |
ATC - you think so? ok let's head for LA. |
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ALA 261 - [thump] |
ALA 261 - [thump] |
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ATC - yo feel that? |
ATC - yo feel that? |
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ALA 261 - yea. |
ALA 261 - yea. |
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ALA 261 - ok gimme sl-- see, this is a bitch. |
ALA 261 - ok gimme sl-- see, this is a bitch. |
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ATC - is it? |
ATC - is it? |
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ALA 261 - yea. |
ALA 261 - yea. |
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ALA 261 - [[Kinetic Clicking|2 clicks, then a extremely loud noise 1 sec later]] |
ALA 261 - [[Kinetic Clicking|2 clicks, then a extremely loud noise 1 sec later]] |
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ALA 261 - [upside down and falling fast] [[Distress Call|Mayday]] }} |
ALA 261 - [upside down and falling fast] [[Distress Call|Mayday]] }} |
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** The most common last word on black box recordings is "Shit" (or its equivalent in the pilot's native language). This is rendered as "Unintelligible" when said recordings are broadcast on the news. |
** The most common last word on black box recordings is "Shit" (or its equivalent in the pilot's native language). This is rendered as "Unintelligible" when said recordings are broadcast on the news. |
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