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{{quote|''One for sorrow, two for joy,''<br />
''Three for a girl, four for a boy,''<br />
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{{quote| '''Delirium''', in ''The Wake'': One for sorrow, two for sorrow, three for sorrow, four for for for I don't know. But I'm bored of sorrow, five for three two one, six for gold, seven for a magpie who tells me where to go...''}}
** In the earlier story "Parliment of Rooks", Eve sings the rhyme while holding the infant Daniel. Abel finishes with the last line, then adds, "It's true, you know."
* In ''[[
* A minor [[Batman]] villain was named Magpie for her kleptomania and the [[Steven Ulysses Perhero|unfortunate birth name]] Margaret Pye.
* In ''[[The Crow]]'', the rhyme is referenced (with blackbirds in the place of magpies) by Eric as he prepares to kill a bar full of thugs, and capped with a classic line.
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