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'''Basic Trope''': Someone is dying, but only they know it.
* '''Straight''': Bob has a terminal disease and [[YourDaysAreNumbered only has a few months to live]], but he never tells anyone.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob only has a few ''days'' to live. He still pretends he's never been healthier.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Bob lets people know he hasn't been feeling well lately, but doesn't clarify that his illness is terminal.
** FeigningHealthiness: Bob has a minor, more temporary illness, but pretends he's fine.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob [[DontYouDarePityMe doesn't want his friends to pity him]], or similarly, doesn't want them to be sad or worried about his oncoming death.
** Bob doesn't realize his illness is terminal and thinks he'll get better soon.
** Bob isn't supposed to tell anyone about his illness.
* '''Inverted''': Bob is fine, but ends up being MistakenForDying.
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** Bob isn't dying.
** Everyone knows that Bob is dying.
* '''Enforced''': Bob is required to die at some point in the story, but having him die in battle wouldn't necessarily make sense, so it's decided that he has a terminal illness that he never told anyone about.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': Bob is specifically told not to let anyone know he's going to die soon.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Bob immediately lets everyone know that he's dying so that he can figure out how to plan his remaining days.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
%% * '''Implied''': ???
%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???

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