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* Grimoires in ''[[A Certain Magical Index]]'' seem to be this, considering that they allow the user to gain ''tremendous'' power, but the results range from (so far) [[Blood From the Mouth]] at best and [[Body Horror]] at worst. Only the eponymous Index of Prohibited Books has been able to read the grimoires and [[Photographic Memory|store them in her head]], since she has no mana to power the grimoires.

* Caster's Noble Phantasm in ''[[Fate/Zero]]'' is Prelati's Spellbook, a tome with a covering made of human skin. It's a self-powering prana generator and allows the user to summon [[Eldritch Abomination]]s. It's also called the R'lyeh text, as a [[Shout-Out]] to the [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. It can also allow Caster to {{spoiler|[[Fusion Dance|merge with the book]] in order to summon a gigantic [[Eldritch Abomination]]}}. Is it any wonder that Caster is so absolutely insane?

* The Poneglyphs in ''[[One Piece]]'', possibly. While the World Government claims the information written on these mysterious steles is dangerous (which is technically true, as they do their best to kill anyone suspected of being able to read them) others like Nico Robin and Gold Roger before her believe the information is more benevolent. Not nearly as portable as the standard tome, the Poneglyphs are huge monoliths scattered among the islands across the world, their secrets incomplete until all of them are discovered. (Robin usually copies the writing using a rubbing so she can decipher it later.) They are known to hold information about the Void Century, a time period the World Government seems intent on keeping everyone in the dark about for unknown reasons, along with information on the three Ancient Weapons. Four specific steles called the Road Poneglyphs hold information on the location of Laugh Tale, the island where [[MacGuffin Title|Gold Roger's legendary treasure]] is supposedly hidden.

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