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== Literature == |
== Literature == |
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* ''[[—And He Built a Crooked House—]]'': The tesseract case was born in [[Robert A. Heinlein]]'s story. In this case, one of the main characters winds up chasing ''himself'' around the entire tesseract several times before retrieving his own dropped hat and realizing what's happened. |
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* In [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[Discworld/Lords and Ladies|Lords and Ladies]]'' Granny Weatherwax and Archancellor Ridcully end up passing the same tree with a bit of his robe snagged on it three times, despite her having lived in the woods her entire life. The [[The Fair Folk|Queen]] is getting past her mental defenses and disorienting them. |
* In [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[Discworld/Lords and Ladies|Lords and Ladies]]'' Granny Weatherwax and Archancellor Ridcully end up passing the same tree with a bit of his robe snagged on it three times, despite her having lived in the woods her entire life. The [[The Fair Folk|Queen]] is getting past her mental defenses and disorienting them. |
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* ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]'' |
* ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]'' |
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== Video games == |
== Video games == |
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* In the Lunar Diplomacy quest in ''[[ |
* In the Lunar Diplomacy quest in ''[[RuneScape]]'', the ship is jinxed so that it will sail in circles. Cleaning off the symbol removes the curse. |
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* Worlds 4-4 and 7-4 in ''Super Mario Bros.'' will keep repeating unless Mario finds the correct route. |
* Worlds 4-4 and 7-4 in ''Super Mario Bros.'' will keep repeating unless Mario finds the correct route. |
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