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* In [[Diane Duane]]'s ''[[Young Wizards|Deep Wizardry]]'', Dairine does this for her ''sister's'' benefit.
* One story from the ''[[Doctor Who|Doctor Who 2007 Storybook]]'' has a boy putting his head next to a radiator to fake that he has a fever so that he can get sent to bed early and later sneak out to help the Doctor.
* From ''[[
* The [[Shel Silverstein]] poem "Sick" consists of Peggy Ann McKay listing symptoms of her illness—from a sliver to a 108 degree fever to a shrunken brain—keeping her from going to school {{spoiler|until she realizes it's Saturday, when she miraculously recovers}}.
* ''[[Papillon]]'' makes this into an artform. Hospitals have less security then the [[Penal Colony]] and a hospital stay can buy time to make better arrangements for labor assignments or plan escapes. They find ''many'' ways to feign illness; for example planting lice, eating spoiled food, or intentionally causing injuries. If that fails, bribe a doctor.
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