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== Literature == |
== Literature == |
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* In Breaking Dawn of the ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' series, when {{spoiler|the vampiric Bella meets Charlie for the first time after having been turned}} Alice tells her that {{spoiler|she should wear contact lenses so Charlie doesn't notice the difference in her eye-colour, but the lenses would only work for a few hours before the venom in her eyes disintegrated them, after which she'd have to change lenses.}} |
* In Breaking Dawn of the ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' series, when {{spoiler|the vampiric Bella meets Charlie for the first time after having been turned}} Alice tells her that {{spoiler|she should wear contact lenses so Charlie doesn't notice the difference in her eye-colour, but the lenses would only work for a few hours before the venom in her eyes disintegrated them, after which she'd have to change lenses.}} |
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* In the ''[[Modern Tales |
* In the ''[[Modern Faerie Tales]]'' one of the characters in [[Valiant]], Ravus (a troll) explains that no glamor is perfect and some trait of the faerie remains e.g cloven hooves or tails or backwards feet.(in his case he still has black and gold eyes). In [[Tithe]] Kaye see's her true unglamored reflection in a mirror briefly later explained when Roiben said glamor could be seen through out of the corner of your eye |
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* The [[Discworld]] gods, despite their reality-altering powers, cannot change their eyes. Said eyes always reveal something about their true nature. |
* The [[Discworld]] gods, despite their reality-altering powers, cannot change their eyes. Said eyes always reveal something about their true nature. |
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** In the novel ''[[Discworld/Reaper Man|Reaper Man]]'', there's a scene where a child sees [[The Grim Reaper|Death]] in his true form as a skeleton man, whereas Death is able to make adults see him as human (or they at least convince themselves they aren't seeing a skeleton). Blacksmiths (even Death's horse needs shoeing) use blindfolds when the time comes. Knowing Death is hanging around is a pretty scary proposition. |
** In the novel ''[[Discworld/Reaper Man|Reaper Man]]'', there's a scene where a child sees [[The Grim Reaper|Death]] in his true form as a skeleton man, whereas Death is able to make adults see him as human (or they at least convince themselves they aren't seeing a skeleton). Blacksmiths (even Death's horse needs shoeing) use blindfolds when the time comes. Knowing Death is hanging around is a pretty scary proposition. |
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