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The Brown Note is named for the urban legend about an audio tone that, when played, causes the listener to lose control of their bowels and spontaneously defecate.
If it's not harmful itself, but summons or draws the attention of a harmful entity, then it's a [[Speak of the Devil]]. When it is specifically a book, it can be a [[Tome of Eldritch Lore]] or a form of [[Reality Writing Book]]. Musical examples are extreme cases of [[Hell Is That Noise]], [[Ear Worm]] or possibly [[The Power of Rock]]. See also [[Magic Music]]. A lighter version used for torture would be [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]]. Can overlap with [[Suckiness Is Painful]], when the note is a [[Stylistic Suck|really bad work]]. It may occasionally
Compare [[Words Can Break My Bones]], some of which have similar effects given by single words, written or spoken, and are by magic. See also [[Weapons Grade Vocabulary]] if its simply straight words, spoken or read. Contrast with [[Gale Force Sound]], where the sound has a physical effect, not a psychological one, and [[Incessant Music Madness]], where repetitive music drives a person to distraction. If you aren't affected right off the bat, perhaps [[You Cannot Grasp the True Form]] or [[You Are Already Dead]].
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