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* Patricide: One of the worst of crimes. But I think you'll agree Pappy G. had that one coming. Luckily, I [[IncrediblyLamePun cut him loose.]]

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* Patricide: {{Patricide}}: One of the worst of crimes. But I think you'll agree Pappy G. had that one coming. Luckily, I [[IncrediblyLamePun cut him loose.]]
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%%* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Like you didn't know this already?

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%%* * HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Like Did you didn't know this already?think it took a supernatural predilection towards evil to ''do'' evil? Hardly. Mortals do well enough at that on their own. The mere existence of Pappy G. should make that clear enough.



%%* SnicketWarningLabel: Well, I do get up to some nasty things... and you can't say I'm not upfront about it.

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%%* * SnicketWarningLabel: Well, Why are you even ''reading'' this book? I do get up to some nasty things... make a point, time and again, of telling you can't say I'm not upfront about it.there's nothing but an endless parade of atrocities in it. Just toss it in the goddamned fire already!



%%* UnreliableNarrator: Oh, stop your whining.
* TheEndingChangesEverything: So you couldn't bring yourself to burn the book after all? Well, I suppose I have some good news for you then: had you done that, you would've released me from my prison, I suppose you made the right choice. Say, got any enemies who might enjoy a good read?

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%%* * UnreliableNarrator: Oh, stop your whining.
whining. Have you ''ever'' met someone who told you the whole truth when they told you a story? I'm a ''demon''. It's rather my ''job'' to lie to you. So, having said that, it's ''your'' job to figure out what the truth is.
* TheEndingChangesEverything: So you couldn't bring yourself to burn the book after all? Well, I suppose I have some good news for you then: had [[spoiler:had you done that, you would've released me from my prison, I suppose you made the right choice. Say, got any enemies who might enjoy a good read?read?]]

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* CosmicHorrorStory: Even a demon ''made'' of words can't quite find the right ones to describe some of this stuff. It won't stop me from trying, though. You asked for it.[[spoiler: Then there's the part where my body gets unraveled into words in the first place...]]



* HeterosexualLifePartners: Quitoon and I become quite close friends during our century of travelling together. [[spoiler: Then things get quite a bit more complicated, right at the very end.]] At least until I was shoved into that horrible press..

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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Quitoon and I become quite close friends during our century of travelling together. [[spoiler: Then things get quite a bit more complicated, right at the very end.]] At least until I was shoved into that horrible press..press.


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* LoveHurts: I loved and lost my first love, Caroline, within hours. Quitoon and I traveled together for a century. As for the "love" part, well, it's complicated...


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* NightmareFace: Thanks to good old Pappy G leaving me out to bake, most of my face is holes running with mucus.


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* Patricide: One of the worst of crimes. But I think you'll agree Pappy G. had that one coming. Luckily, I [[IncrediblyLamePun cut him loose.]]
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* TheEndingChangesEverything: So you couldn't bring yourself to burn the book after all? Well, I suppose I have some good news for you then: had you done that, you would've released me from my prison, I suppose you made the right choice. Say, got any enemies who might enjoy a good read?

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%%* AndIMustScream: ...Yes.

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%%* AndIMustScream: ...Yes.* AndIMustScream: Do you think I ''enjoy'' being trapped in a bunch of paper sheets wedged between two covers? And that's only one example.



* RedHerring: [[spoiler:May I confess something, Troper? ''All'' my comments about letting me out are lies. I'm stuck in the damned book until it's ''destroyed'', not until it's ''finished''. And if you're strong enough to finish it, well, then I have no reason not to be honest with you.]]



%%* VillainProtagonist: At your service.

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%%* * VillainProtagonist: At your service.Who else? One can hardly expect a demon to be anything ''but'' a villain. And my, I ''do'' get up to some terrible things.
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%%* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: But take a step down from that high horse of yours. [[NotSoDifferent I can see you sniggering along with me]].

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%%* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: But take a step down from that high horse of yours. [[NotSoDifferent [[NotSoDifferentRemark I can see you sniggering along with me]].

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* AlienGeometries: Ever try to watch an Angel and a Demon [[strike:arguing]] negotiating? It's really quite epic.
* AndIMustScream: ...Yes.

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* %%* AlienGeometries: Ever try to watch an Angel and a Demon [[strike:arguing]] negotiating? It's really quite epic.
* %%* AndIMustScream: ...Yes.



* BlackComedy

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* BrownNote: I tried to warn you at every turn, but noooooo...
* ColdBloodedTorture: This happens frequently throughout my tale, some of it perpetrated by humans, [[spoiler:but it's child's play compared to what I have in store for you if you don't delete this page...]]

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* %%* BrownNote: I tried to warn you at every turn, but noooooo...
* %%* ColdBloodedTorture: This happens frequently throughout my tale, some of it perpetrated by humans, [[spoiler:but it's child's play compared to what I have in store for you if you don't delete this page...]]



* CorruptChurch: You better believe it. Quitoon and I had some ''fun'' with these guys.
* DeadpanSnarker: At times, of course. If you were exposed to the kind of things I've experienced, it helps to throw a little bile in their direction.

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* %%* CorruptChurch: You better believe it. Quitoon and I had some ''fun'' with these guys.
* %%* DeadpanSnarker: At times, of course. If you were exposed to the kind of things I've experienced, it helps to throw a little bile in their direction.



* TheDogBitesBack: Oh, yessssss... revenge is sweet, isn't it, Pappy G.?

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* %%* TheDogBitesBack: Oh, yessssss... revenge is sweet, isn't it, Pappy G.?



* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: But take a step down from that high horse of yours. [[NotSoDifferent I can see you sniggering along with me]].

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* %%* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: But take a step down from that high horse of yours. [[NotSoDifferent I can see you sniggering along with me]].



* [[spoiler: GodAndSatanAreBothJerks: Heaven and Hell's little SlapSlapKiss routine rather ''wears'' on one.]]

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* [[spoiler: %%* GodAndSatanAreBothJerks: [[spoiler: Heaven and Hell's little SlapSlapKiss routine rather ''wears'' on one.]]



* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Like you didn't know this already?

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* %%* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Like you didn't know this already?



* KickTheDog: Or "exsanguinate the babies" in my case. I'm not a people person. [[FreudianExcuse Dear old Pappy saw to that]].

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* %%* KickTheDog: Or "exsanguinate the babies" in my case. I'm not a people person. [[FreudianExcuse Dear old Pappy saw to that]].



* KnightTemplar: You saw CorruptChurch listed up there, right? A smart Troper like you must've guessed this was coming. How they did ''love'' their fires.

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* %%* KnightTemplar: You saw CorruptChurch listed up there, right? A smart Troper like you must've guessed this was coming. How they did ''love'' their fires.



* MeaningfulName: I didn't actually know the significance of the name Botch until I'd already made some very grave mistakes. [[SarcasmMode Isn't that just a riot]].

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* %%* MeaningfulName: I didn't actually know the significance of the name Botch until I'd already made some very grave mistakes. [[SarcasmMode Isn't that just a riot]].



* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Such beautiful, beautiful douchebags...

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* %%* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Such beautiful, beautiful douchebags...



* PaintingTheMedium: Such a flimsy thing, the fourth wall... I do so enjoy playing with it.

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* %%* PaintingTheMedium: Such a flimsy thing, the fourth wall... I do so enjoy playing with it.



* SnicketWarningLabel: Well, I do get up to some nasty things... and you can't say I'm not upfront about it.

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* %%* SnicketWarningLabel: Well, I do get up to some nasty things... and you can't say I'm not upfront about it.



* SophisticatedAsHell: I have my moments.

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* %%* SophisticatedAsHell: I have my moments.



* UnreliableNarrator: Oh, stop your whining.
* VillainProtagonist: At your service.

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* %%* UnreliableNarrator: Oh, stop your whining.
* %%* VillainProtagonist: At your service.



* WordSaladTitle: It makes sense later, trust me.

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* %%* WordSaladTitle: It makes sense later, trust me.



* YouBastard: I suppose you expect me to be ''happy'' that you're enjoying my story. Have I mentioned how intolerably ''awful'' my existence is?
** Oh, but it isn't just you. [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters Your whole kind is into such dark tales of suffering]]. After all, [[ArmorPiercingQuestion why else would you keep reading my tale]]?

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* %%* YouBastard: I suppose you expect me to be ''happy'' that you're enjoying my story. Have I mentioned how intolerably ''awful'' my existence is?
** %%** Oh, but it isn't just you. [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters Your whole kind is into such dark tales of suffering]]. After all, [[ArmorPiercingQuestion why else would you keep reading my tale]]?
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[[spoiler:I couldn't help but notice that you still haven't deleted this page. It's probably for the best. I have a confession to make, though... deleting this page would have released a very angry, quite dangerous being upon the world - yes, moi - and of course my first order of business would have been to slaughter you and destroy everything you hold dear. Oh, don't look so taken aback. [[ItsWhatIDo I do this sort of thing all the time.]] Not to worry, though, as I am very patient...and there's always the next troper. Say, maybe you could recommend this page to one you don't like?]]

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[[spoiler:I couldn't help but notice that you still haven't deleted this page.closed the tab. It's probably for the best. I have a confession to make, though... deleting closing this page tab would have released a very angry, quite dangerous being upon the world - yes, moi - and of course my first order of business would have been to slaughter you and destroy everything you hold dear. Oh, don't look so taken aback. [[ItsWhatIDo I do this sort of thing all the time.]] Not to worry, though, as I am very patient...and patient. Besides, there's always the next troper.Troper. Say, maybe you could recommend this page to one you don't like?]]
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Delete this page.

No, really. Delete it immediately. Don't look at another word.

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Delete Close this page.

tab, delete your most recent browsing history, and while you're at it, close the browser which you're concurrently reading this.

No, really. Delete Close it immediately. Don't look at another word.



If you are the merciful type, you will end my suffering and [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Delete. This. Page. Immediately.]] I have experienced so much suffering in my long life that it would be a great relief to me if this page were utterly annihilated.

Why are you still reading? Are you so morbidly curious about this book that you won't perform this one act of kindness without hearing more about it?

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If you are the merciful type, you will end my suffering and [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Delete.Close. This. Page.Tab. Immediately.]] I have experienced so much suffering in my long life that it would be a great relief to me if this page were utterly annihilated.

you didn't bother being within my vicinity.

Why are must you still continue reading? Are you so morbidly curious about this book that you won't perform this one act of kindness without hearing more about it?
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* DespairEventHorizon: There's nothing quite like being TouchedByAnAngel (yes, actual ''angels'') and knowing that you will never see the sort of glorious beauty that they represent because ''you're just not supposed to experience it'' to make someone like me '''[[UnstoppableRage completely snap]]'''.

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* DespairEventHorizon: There's nothing quite like being TouchedByAnAngel Series/TouchedByAnAngel (yes, actual ''angels'') and knowing that you will never see the sort of glorious beauty that they represent because ''you're just not supposed to experience it'' to make someone like me '''[[UnstoppableRage completely snap]]'''.
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[[spoiler:I couldn't help but notice that you still haven't deleted this page. It's probably for the best. I have a confession to make, though... deleting this page would have released a very angry, quite dangerous being upon the world - yes, moi - and of course my first order of business would have been to slaughter you and destroy everything you hold dear. Oh, don't look so taken aback. [[ItsWhatIDo I do this sort of thing all the time.]] Not to worry, though, as I am very patient...and there's always the next troper...]]

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[[spoiler:I couldn't help but notice that you still haven't deleted this page. It's probably for the best. I have a confession to make, though... deleting this page would have released a very angry, quite dangerous being upon the world - yes, moi - and of course my first order of business would have been to slaughter you and destroy everything you hold dear. Oh, don't look so taken aback. [[ItsWhatIDo I do this sort of thing all the time.]] Not to worry, though, as I am very patient...and there's always the next troper...]]troper. Say, maybe you could recommend this page to one you don't like?]]
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Don't concern yourself with the mention of my sister toward the beginning. She's of no importance to my story.
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What are you waiting for? It's for your own good, really, for if you continue to read this article about my humble memoir, ''Mister B. Gone'', penned by one Mr. CliveBarker, you will only get yourself into more and more trouble. Mind-rending, soul-shattering, sanity-obliterating trouble. You'll go utterly mad, forgetting all that you were, all because you kept on reading this page.

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What are you waiting for? It's for your own good, really, for if you continue to read this article about my humble memoir, ''Mister B. Gone'', penned by one Mr. CliveBarker, Creator/CliveBarker, you will only get yourself into more and more trouble. Mind-rending, soul-shattering, sanity-obliterating trouble. You'll go utterly mad, forgetting all that you were, all because you kept on reading this page.
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* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: I can't think of a better way to describe my relationship with Quitoon. Bickering with him was such ''fun''.

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* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: I can't think of a better way to describe my relationship with Quitoon. Bickering with him was such ''fun''.something of a hobby.
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* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: I can't think of a better way to describe my relationship with Quitoon. Bickering with him was such ''fun''.
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* WorthyAdversary: [[spoiler: You. If you've made it this far, or if you've finished my book, I have to admit I'm impressed. You've resisted all the cajoling and coercion of Hell. I still hate you, naturally.]]

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* BaddieFlattery: A flatterer? Moi? Oh, certainly not! Don't be so modest, Troper. I know someone with your steadfast integrity, depthless compassion, and shining intellect is just the sort of person who'd find it in their heart to help me. [[spoiler:I can only hope someday a reader's vain enough to fall for this]].

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* BaddieFlattery: A flatterer? Moi? Oh, certainly not! Don't be so modest, Troper. I know someone with your steadfast integrity, depthless compassion, and shining intellect is just the sort of person who'd find it in their heart to help me. [[spoiler:I can only hope someday a reader's vain enough to fall for this]].this.]]


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* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: But take a step down from that high horse of yours. [[NotSoDifferent I can see you sniggering along with me]].

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* DoesNotLikeSpam: Fish. The Nazarene's association makes 'em generally repulsive to my kind.

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* DoesNotLikeSpam: Fish. The Nazarene's association makes 'em them generally repulsive to my kind.


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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Ma was always watching out for me. She couldn't protect me from Pappy Gatmuss, but I'm grateful for her care.
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* MeaningfulName: I didn't actually know the significance of the name Botch until I'd already made some very grave mistakes. [[SarcasmMode Isn't that just a riot]].
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* BaddieFlattery: A flatterer? Moi? Oh, certainly not! Don't be so modest, Troper. I know someone with your steadfast integrity, depthless compassion, and shining intellect is just the sort of person who'd find it in their heart to help me. [[Spoiler: I can only hope someday a reader's vain enough to fall for this]].

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* BaddieFlattery: A flatterer? Moi? Oh, certainly not! Don't be so modest, Troper. I know someone with your steadfast integrity, depthless compassion, and shining intellect is just the sort of person who'd find it in their heart to help me. [[Spoiler: I [[spoiler:I can only hope someday a reader's vain enough to fall for this]].
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* BaddieFlattery: A flatterer? Moi? Oh, certainly not! Don't be so modest, Troper. I know someone with your steadfast integrity, depthless compassion, and shining intellect is just the sort of person who'd find it in their heart to help me. [[Spoiler: I can only hope someday a reader's vain enough to fall for this]].
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Removing Nightmare Fuel potholes. NF should be on YMMV only.


* InterspeciesRomance: I do fancy myself a decent kisser, even with my lips burned off, and Caroline was quite a lovely girl until [[NightmareFuel her face got boiled off]].

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* InterspeciesRomance: I do fancy myself a decent kisser, even with my lips burned off, and Caroline was quite a lovely girl until [[NightmareFuel her face got boiled off]].off.
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* AlasPoorVillain: Yes, I've committed horrific atrocities over the years, but surely you can have some [[IncrediblyLamePun burning]] compassion for my current situation?
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** ''VideoGame/DantesInferno'': Of course Hell has circles. How do you think we sort out the damned souls of humans?

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** ''VideoGame/DantesInferno'': ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'': Of course Hell has circles. How do you think we sort out the damned souls of humans?

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* CoolSword: Quitoon had such a beautiful blade that showed me the intense physical beauty of the world as I used it, like the black and blue with orange specks of a grown man's cries, as bright as his blood.

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* CoolSword: Quitoon had such a beautiful blade that showed me the intense physical beauty of the world as I used it, like the black and blue with orange specks of a grown man's cries, as bright as his blood. It also acted on a will of its own to [[{{Gorn}} great effect]].


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* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Remember Cawley? The man who had Pappy G. and I captured in that net? Well, Quitoon's sword made sure that wicked smile of his was evenly split.


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* MadeOfIron: We of the Demonation are capable of surviving more stab and burn wounds than your fragile little bodies could. That said, it's still an unpleasantly painful experience.
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* CoolSword: Quitoon had such a beautiful blade that showed me the intense physical beauty of the world as I used it, like the black and blue with orange specks of a grown man's cries, as bright as his blood.

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