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** An example that's neither a blackmailer nor the principle murder victim is Salome Otterbourne in ''[[Death on the Nile]]'', who witnesses the murder of Louise Bourget (see above), goes to tell Poirot, and gets to invoke [[His Name Is]] before being shot dead by the killer. |
** An example that's neither a blackmailer nor the principle murder victim is Salome Otterbourne in ''[[Death on the Nile]]'', who witnesses the murder of Louise Bourget (see above), goes to tell Poirot, and gets to invoke [[His Name Is]] before being shot dead by the killer. |
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* Syme in ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' lauds the principles behind [[Newspeak]] to Winston, explaining in great detail how it helps the Party perfect its control over the general populace. Despite being thoroughly loyal to the Party, he is eventually made an "unperson" due to this understanding. [[Lampshade Hanging|A fate Winston himself is able to see coming]], predicting that Syme will be "Vaporized" several chapters before it actually happens. |
* Syme in ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' lauds the principles behind [[Newspeak]] to Winston, explaining in great detail how it helps the Party perfect its control over the general populace. Despite being thoroughly loyal to the Party, he is eventually made an "unperson" due to this understanding. [[Lampshade Hanging|A fate Winston himself is able to see coming]], predicting that Syme will be "Vaporized" several chapters before it actually happens. |
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* Defied in ''[[Honor Harrington|Crown of Slaves]]''. Some Solarians suggest offing {{spoiler|Thandi Palane}}, but |
* Defied in ''[[Honor Harrington|Crown of Slaves]]''. Some Solarians suggest offing {{spoiler|Thandi Palane}}, but their much more reasonable boss points out that trading the slim chance Palane would squeal for the absolute certainty of horrific vengeance raining down from her new friends, who are three of the most knowledgeable and hardened killers in known space (read: [[Memetic Badass|Victor]] [[God Mode Sue|Cachat]], [[Genius Bruiser|Anton Zilwicki]] and [[Your Terrorists Are Our Freedom Fighters|Jeremy X]]) is an ''extremely bad trade''. Leaving aside the fact that out of their entire gang, Palane was their #1 go-to person for assassinations in the first place. |
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* ''[[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea]]'': This is the reason why Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land will remain prisoners of the Nautilus and cannot come back to Civilization. Ever. (Captain Nemo lets them abandon the Nautilus and explore land, but is always in uncivilized shores). Captain Nemo explains: |
* ''[[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea]]'': This is the reason why Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land will remain prisoners of the Nautilus and cannot come back to Civilization. Ever. (Captain Nemo lets them abandon the Nautilus and explore land, but is always in uncivilized shores). Captain Nemo explains: |
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{{quote|''"... You came to surprise a secret which no man in the world must penetrate—the secret of my whole existence. And you think that I am going to send you back to that world which must know me no more? Never! In retaining you, it is not you whom I guard—it is myself."''}} |
{{quote|''"... You came to surprise a secret which no man in the world must penetrate—the secret of my whole existence. And you think that I am going to send you back to that world which must know me no more? Never! In retaining you, it is not you whom I guard—it is myself."''}} |
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* Hanna gets {{spoiler|hit by a car}} when she recognizes A's number in [[Pretty Little Liars|Perfect]] |
* Hanna gets {{spoiler|hit by a car}} when she recognizes A's number in [[Pretty Little Liars|Perfect]] |
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