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* In [[Dan Abnett]]'s ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' novel ''[[Brothers of the Snake]]'', Space Marines are forbidden to try a stunt, diving into a sea trench and leaving something. One young Marine does it, and has an older Marine come to ensure that he needs no help. Then, later, another tries, and the Marine who goes after him is only able to recover the corpse.
* In [[Poul Anderson]]'s ''[[Operation Chaos]]'', when Stephan goes back to college after the war, a prankster conjures up [[Elemental Embodiment|a fire elemental]], and it escapes his control.
* In Lee Lightner's [[Warhammer 40000]] [[Space Wolf]] novel ''Sons of Fenris'', Lieutenant Paulinus tries to remember his travels in the city in his younger days. He was ashamed of them -- "callow youths looking for cheap thrills"
* The fake terrorists from [[Larry Niven]] and Pournelle's book ''Oath of Fealty'' - see [[Too Dumb to Live]] for more information on this.
* [[Older Than Print]]: In ''[[Beowulf]]'', the titular hero describes his and his cousin's swimming across the sea as something they did when they were young and prideful.
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