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== [[Literature]] ==
* In one of Louis Sachar's ''[[Wayside School]]'' book series, a hypnotist brainwashes a character so that, upon hearing the word "pencil", he will see another kid's ear as candy. The rest of the chapter deals entirely with the subject of a lost pencil, yet not one character says the word "pencil.". That having been said, the chapter is titled "A Story With a Disappointing Ending." {{spoiler|Several chapters later, when you're not looking for it, the [[Brick Joke]] hits.}}.
* ''[[Discworld/Maskerade|Maskerade]]'', one of [[Terry Pratchett]]'s [[Discworld]] novels, is an homage to Phantom of the Opera. There's a [[Falling Chandelier of Doom|giant, poorly attached chandelier hanging from the ceiling of the theater]], which several characters proclaim is an accident waiting to happen. Unlike in the Broadway musical version of Phantom of the Opera, however, this chandelier never does fall down, despite the villain's best efforts.
* Common in [[Ephraim Kishon]]'s stories. For example, if he describes the Sabras. (An Israeli cactus fruit, or an Israeli born in the country.) "On the outer side, very prickly, but on the inside, completely inedible."
* In ''[[Lemony Snicket the Unauthorized Autobiography|Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography]]'', a letter with the seal and signature of the Duchess R is accompanied by an unlabeled photograph of said Duchess with Mr. Snicket's sister. {{spoiler|Along with another unlabeled picture, which they told everyone was of them, but really wasn't.}}
* Christopher Paolini's ''[[Inheritance Cycle]]''. Early on, there are flashes of a dream sequence that show an elven ship, two figures taller than six more that are holding hands, and two dragons flying into the sky. Early speculation figured it'd be Eragon and Arya sailing away, as Eragon was foretold to leave Alagaesia by Angela. However, at the end of Inheritance, {{spoiler|Eragon leaves, but Arya doesn't. The romance everyone thought was going to happen ends up not happening and more than a few readers were completely flabbergasted by this twist.}}
* In the ''[[Gotrek and Felix]]'' book ''Manslayer'', somea town guard askedasks Gotrekthe andtitular Felixpair (who are wanted men) to identify themselves. Felix getsA nervous causeFelix theyremembers were wanted men, but then rememberedthat their crime happenedwas 20 years ago in a different city, soand theyconfidently werestates probablytheir innames the- clearunfortunately, so Felix said their names. Thethe guards ''did'' recognize the names... Fortunately, butthey itremembered wasthe duo from the Felix's autobiography[[Blatant whichLies|heavily containsembellished]] events that defy belief.autobiography [[Cassandra Truth|They thenand jokingly thanked Felix for the time he and Gotrek 'saved their city from the rat men']].
 
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