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'''The trope:''' One small change starts a major event.



-->'''For want of a [[ForWantOfANail link]], the page was lost.'''
-->For want of a page, the trope was lost.
-->[-For want of a trope, the [[Literature/ForWantOfANail work]] was lost.-]
-->[--For want of a work, the wiki was lost...--]

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-->'''For -->For want of a [[ForWantOfANail link]], link, the page was lost.'''
-->For
\\
For
want of a page, the trope was lost.
-->[-For
lost.\\
[-For
want of a trope, the [[Literature/ForWantOfANail work]] was lost.-]
-->[--For
-]\\
[--For
want of a work, the wiki was lost...--]
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'''The book:''' Britain wins the American Revolution, leading to a new history leading up to the present.

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'''The book:''' Britain wins the American Revolution, UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution, leading to a new history leading up to the present.
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The Trope: One small change starts a major event.

The Book: Britain wins the American Revolution, leading to a new history leading up to the present.

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The Trope: '''The trope:''' One small change starts a major event.

The Book: '''The book:''' Britain wins the American Revolution, leading to a new history leading up to the present.



-->'''For want of a [[ForWantOfANail link]], the page was lost'''
-->For want of a page, the trope was lost
-->[-For want of a trope, the [[Literature/ForWantOfANail work]] was lost-]

to:

-->'''For want of a [[ForWantOfANail link]], the page was lost'''
lost.'''
-->For want of a page, the trope was lost
lost.
-->[-For want of a trope, the [[Literature/ForWantOfANail work]] was lost-]lost.-]

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Took a while to make the link back fit ( since you can't make it smaller than two minuses). Added a link and description for the book.


One small change starts a major event.

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The Trope: One small change starts a major event.
event.

The Book: Britain wins the American Revolution, leading to a new history leading up to the present.



-->For want of a [[ForWantOfANail link]], the page was lost
-->[-For want of a page, the trope was lost-]
-->[--For want of a trope, the wiki was lost...--]

to:

-->For -->'''For want of a [[ForWantOfANail link]], the page was lost'''
-->For want of a page, the trope was
lost
-->[-For want of a page, trope, the trope [[Literature/ForWantOfANail work]] was lost-]
-->[--For want of a trope, work, the wiki was lost...--]
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Small change starts major event.

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Small One small change starts a major event.
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-->[-For want of a [[ForWantOfANail link]], the page was lost-]

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-->[-For -->For want of a [[ForWantOfANail link]], the page was lost-]lost
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-->For want of a [[ForWantOfANail link]], the page was lost

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-->For -->[-For want of a [[ForWantOfANail link]], the page was lostlost-]
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Small change starts a major events.

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Small change starts a major events.
event.
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A single small change snowballs into a major change of events.

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A single small Small change snowballs into starts a major change of events.

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Adding interest, yay! Feel free to shorten.


-->[-Visit unabridged version [[ForWantOfANail HERE]]-]
----
<<|LaconicWiki|>>

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-->[-Visit unabridged version -->For want of a [[ForWantOfANail HERE]]-]
----
<<|LaconicWiki|>>
link]], the page was lost
-->[-For want of a page, the trope was lost-]
-->[--For want of a trope, the wiki was lost...--]
----
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Subverted: A slave gives a piece of his bread out of charity to a hungry soldier
The soldier has an epiphany due to that random act of goodness, so he forgives his enemy
The enemy so happens to be the son of the lord of the land
The lord of the land is so happy to have his son back that he decides to free a slave... Guess which slave.
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The soldier is in good mood, so he forgives his enemy
The enemy so happens to be the lord of the land
The lord of the land is so happy to be alive that he decides to free a slave... Guess which slave.

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The soldier is in good mood, has an epiphany due to that random act of goodness, so he forgives his enemy
The enemy so happens to be the son of the lord of the land
The lord of the land is so happy to be alive have his son back that he decides to free a slave... Guess which slave.
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Subverted: A slave gives a piece of his bread out of charity to a hungry soldier
The soldier is in good mood, so he forgives his enemy
The enemy so happens to be the lord of the land
The lord of the land is so happy to be alive that he decides to free a slave... Guess which slave.

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