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* Many people are this way toward [[Thicker Than Water|their family]].
* Some species of animal will remain faithful to their breeding partner for all its life. For example, the [[wikipedia:Tiliqua rugosa|Shingleback]] has been known to even stay by the side of their partner if they die for days on end.
* A ''motorcycle'' with Undying Loyalty for its owner has become an object of reverence and even worship in India. The [[w:Om Banna|Om Banna]] shrine, located in the Pali district of India near Jodhpur, houses a 350cc Royal Enfield Bullet RNJ 7773 whose owner died in 1988 when he lost control of the cycle. He hit a tree and died instantly; the motorcycle fell into a nearby ditch. The cycle was brought to the local police, but it disappeared from the station and was found at the site of the accident. It was taken back to the station, had its fuel drained, and locked up. It again disappeared and was found near the site of the accident. Local legend recounts that despite multiple attempts the cycle could not be kept away from the site; this was seen as a miracle by the local populace who named it the bullet bike ("Bullet Banna"). The shrine was built to house it when people from miles around began to worship it and pray to both the motorcycle and its late owner Om Singh Rathore for safe journeys.
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