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== Literature ==
* In the children's fantasy book ''The Castle in the Attic'', one of the primary weapons of the [[Evil Sorcerer|evil wizard]] [[Big Bad|Alastor]] is a [[Magic Mirror]] with this power. It eventually [[Hoist by His Own Petard|gets turned around on the villain himself]], with fairly satisfying results.
* ''[[Harry Potter and
* Used by Nathaniel Hawthorne in at least two short stories, ''Dr. Heidigger's Experiment'' and ''Feathertop.'' In the former, a number of rejuvenated old people are seen in their wrinkly true selves in the mirror; in the latter, a handsome young cavalier is seen in the mirror in his true form of a dilapidated scarecrow.
* This is [[Played With]] in ''[[Vorkosigan Saga|Brothers in Arms]]'': Miles is on a subway transport, and sees his reflection in the glass. He's currently wearing his mercenary uniform, but the Miles in the mirror has on his ImpSec uniform, reflecting his inner turmoil about his split personalities diverging. {{spoiler|Turns out it ''wasn't'' Miles--it was his clone, and they were going to attempt a switch; they just had the wrong uniform.}} Miles passes it off as being a hallucination while on heavy medication.
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