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# [[File:Vraagteken.svg|9px]][[File:Delta-shield.svg|11px]] The availability of firearms notwithstanding, swordfighting returns as a significant method of combat.
# [[File:McCormick Sleep.svg|15px]][[File:Delta-shield.svg|11px]] A [[Tomato Surprise|Big Surprise]] awaits the reader/viewer at the end of the tale:
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## [[Adam and Eve Plot|The man and woman who flee from a doomed civilization and start rebuilding on the third planet of a medium-sized yellow star are named Adam and Eve.]]
## The alien children, slaves, or pets are really the parents, masters, or owners.
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## [[Never the Selves Shall Meet|Meeting yourself in the past is always considered "A Very Bad Thing."]] Rationale will vary though, with a 75% chance of invoking one of the Laws of Thermodynamics. For works after 1991, there is a 50% chance of "[[Butterfly of Doom|the butterfly effect]]" and/or "chaos theory" being the rationale.
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