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->"Never forget the following: Hollywood heroes must have a mystery."
-->-- ''Creator/WilliamGoldman''
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->Oddly, there's no information on file about your past life. Clerical oversight? [[UnPerson Deletion by some powerful unknown faction]]? Or was there just [[RidiculouslyAverageGuy nothing of note to mention]]? Whatever the reason, your past is known only to you. What's important is the here and now, and [[CallToAdventure the path you're about to forge]].
-->-- [[BlankSlate {FILE NOT FOUND}]] background description, ''VideoGame/{{Starfield}}''
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->The instructor was somebody named Whitlaw. Nobody knew much about him. It was his first semester here. We'd heard some rumors though - that he'd once punched a kid for mouthing off and broken his jaw. That he couldn't be fired. That he'd seen active duty in Pakistan, and still had the ears of the men and women he'd killed. That he was still involved in some super-secret operation and this teaching job was just a cover. And so on.\\

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->The instructor was somebody named Whitlaw. Nobody knew much about him. It was his first semester here. We'd heard some rumors though - -- that he'd once punched a kid for mouthing off and broken his jaw. That he couldn't be fired. That he'd seen active duty in Pakistan, and still had the ears of the men and women he'd killed. That he was still involved in some super-secret operation and this teaching job was just a cover. And so on.\\
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->''As with the year prior there were live interviews. It had been a massive hit the first time and the crowd wanted more, especially since nobles Coin and Cash [from District One] would be present. But this time there was a bigger draw to the interviews.\\

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->''As ->As with the year prior there were live interviews. It had been a massive hit the first time and the crowd wanted more, especially since nobles Coin and Cash [from District One] would be present. But this time there was a bigger draw to the interviews.\\



Bets were made all across the board as to her origin... and no money was lost nor won as the answer was never able to be worked out. It was truly a mystery for the ages. Hunger Games historians would be known to occasionally check into therapy, driven mad by the unsolvable mystery of this girl who just turned up one day.''

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Bets were made all across the board as to her origin... and no money was lost nor won as the answer was never able to be worked out. It was truly a mystery for the ages. Hunger Games historians would be known to occasionally check into therapy, driven mad by the unsolvable mystery of this girl who just turned up one day.''
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-->--On Fir Buzz, ''Fanfic/CheatingDeathThoseThatLived''

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-->--On -->--The narration on Fir Buzz, ''Fanfic/CheatingDeathThoseThatLived''
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-->--''Fanfic/CheatingDeathThoseThatLived'' on [[PungeonMaster Fir Buzz]]

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-->--''Fanfic/CheatingDeathThoseThatLived'' on [[PungeonMaster -->--On Fir Buzz]]Buzz, ''Fanfic/CheatingDeathThoseThatLived''
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->''As with the year prior there were live interviews. It had been a massive hit the first time and the crowd wanted more, especially since nobles Coin and Cash [from District One] would be present. But this time there was a bigger draw to the interviews.\\
Where had the [[AmnesiacHero amnesiac girl]] c[o]me from?\\
Bets were made all across the board as to her origin... and no money was lost nor won as the answer was never able to be worked out. It was truly a mystery for the ages. Hunger Games historians would be known to occasionally check into therapy, driven mad by the unsolvable mystery of this girl who just turned up one day.''
-->--''Fanfic/CheatingDeathThoseThatLived'' on [[PungeonMaster Fir Buzz]]
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'''Don Draper''': I would, but It'd ruin the first half of my novel.

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'''Don Draper''': I would, but It'd it'd ruin the first half of my novel.
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--> ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' [[note]]Garak is, perhaps inevitably, an outcast spy; why and what he did is never revealed, but suggestions were offered in a non-canon novel.[[/note]]

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--> -->-- ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' [[note]]Garak is, perhaps inevitably, an outcast spy; why and what he did is never revealed, but suggestions were offered in a non-canon novel.[[/note]]



--> ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''

-> '''Roger Sterling''': So Don, why don't you tell us a little about yourself? \\

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--> -->-- ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''

-> '''Roger ->'''Roger Sterling''': So Don, why don't you tell us a little about yourself? \\



--> ''Series/MadMen'', the ''actual'' show this time.

-> '''Renault''': I've often speculated why you don't return to America. Did you abscond with the church funds? Did you run off with a Senator's wife? I like to think that you killed a man. It's the romantic in me.\\

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--> -->-- ''Series/MadMen'', the ''actual'' show this time.

-> '''Renault''': ->'''Renault''': I've often speculated why you don't return to America. Did you abscond with the church funds? Did you run off with a Senator's wife? I like to think that you killed a man. It's the romantic in me.\\



--> ''Film/{{Casablanca}}''

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--> -->-- ''Film/{{Casablanca}}''
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--> ''SaturdayNightLive''

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--> ''SaturdayNightLive''
''Series/SaturdayNightLive''
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->The first time I saw him, I believed it all.

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->The The first time I saw him, I believed it all.
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-> '''Renault''': I've often speculated why you don't return to America. Did you abscond with the church funds? Did you run off with a Senator's wife? I like to think that you killed a man. It's the romantic in me.
'''Rick''': It's a combination of all three.
'''Renault''': And what in Heaven's name brought you to Casablanca?
'''Rick''': My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.
'''Renault''': The waters? What waters? We're in the desert.

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-> '''Renault''': I've often speculated why you don't return to America. Did you abscond with the church funds? Did you run off with a Senator's wife? I like to think that you killed a man. It's the romantic in me.
me.\\
'''Rick''': It's a combination of all three.
three.\\
'''Renault''': And what in Heaven's name brought you to Casablanca?
Casablanca?\\
'''Rick''': My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.
waters.\\
'''Renault''': The waters? What waters? We're in the desert.\\

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->'''Bashir:''' Assuming you're not a spy.
->'''Garak:''' Assuming.
->'''Bashir:''' Then maybe you're an outcast.
->'''Garak:''' Or maybe I'm an outcast spy.
->'''Bashir:''' How could you be both?
->'''Garak:''' I never said I was either.

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->'''Bashir:''' Assuming you're not a spy.
->'''Garak:''' Assuming.
->'''Bashir:'''
spy...\\
'''Garak:''' Assuming. \\
'''Bashir:'''
Then maybe you're an outcast.
->'''Garak:'''
outcast. \\
'''Garak:'''
Or maybe I'm an [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs outcast spy.
->'''Bashir:'''
spy]]. \\
'''Bashir:'''
How could you be both?
->'''Garak:'''
both? \\
'''Garak:'''
I never said I was either.



-> '''Rick''': It's a combination of all three.
-> '''Renault''': And what in Heaven's name brought you to Casablanca?
-> '''Rick''': My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.
-> '''Renault''': The waters? What waters? We're in the desert.
-> '''Rick''': I was misinformed.

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-> '''Rick''': It's a combination of all three.
-> '''Renault''': And what in Heaven's name brought you to Casablanca?
-> '''Rick''': My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.
-> '''Renault''': The waters? What waters? We're in the desert.
-> '''Rick''': I was misinformed.


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->The instructor was somebody named Whitlaw. Nobody knew much about him. It was his first semester here. We'd heard some rumors though - that he'd once punched a kid for mouthing off and broken his jaw. That he couldn't be fired. That he'd seen active duty in Pakistan, and still had the ears of the men and women he'd killed. That he was still involved in some super-secret operation and this teaching job was just a cover. And so on.\\
->The first time I saw him, I believed it all.
-->-- ''Literature/TheWarAgainstTheChtorr''
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--> ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' [[hottip:* :Garak is, perhaps inevitably, an outcast spy; why and what he did is never revealed, but suggestions were offered in a non-canon novel.]]

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--> ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' [[hottip:* :Garak [[note]]Garak is, perhaps inevitably, an outcast spy; why and what he did is never revealed, but suggestions were offered in a non-canon novel.]]
[[/note]]
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--> ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' [[hottip:* :Garak is, perhaps inevitably, an outcast spy - he was a spy until he [[YouHaveFailedMe failed the Obsidian Order for the last time and was exiled.]]

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--> ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' [[hottip:* :Garak is, perhaps inevitably, an outcast spy - he was a spy until he [[YouHaveFailedMe failed the Obsidian Order for the last time spy; why and was exiled.what he did is never revealed, but suggestions were offered in a non-canon novel.]]
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--> '''Film/{{Casablanca}}'''

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--> '''Film/{{Casablanca}}'''
''Film/{{Casablanca}}''

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--> '''{{Casablanca}}'''



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'''Film/{{Casablanca}}'''

->''You are being deliberately obscure as a substitute for having a personality.''
-->-- '''Bonnie [=McFarlane=]''', ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption''

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--> ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' [[hottip:* :Garak is, perhaps inevitably, an outcast spy - he was a spy until he [[YouHaveFailedMe failed the Obsidian Order for the last time]] and was exiled.]]

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--> ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' [[hottip:* :Garak is, perhaps inevitably, an outcast spy - he was a spy until he [[YouHaveFailedMe failed the Obsidian Order for the last time]] time and was exiled.]]
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--> ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' [[hottip:* :Garak is, perhaps inevitably, an outcast spy - he was a spy until he [[YouHaveFailedMe failed the Obsidian Order for the last time]] and was exiled.]]

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--> ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' [[hottip:* :Garak is, perhaps inevitably, an outcast spy - he was a spy until he [[YouHaveFailedMe failed the Obsidian Order for the last time]] and was exiled.]]
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->'''[[MadMen Don Draper]]''': When asked about your past, give vague, open-ended answers.\\

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->'''[[MadMen ->'''[[Series/MadMen Don Draper]]''': When asked about your past, give vague, open-ended answers.\\



--> ''MadMen'', the ''actual'' show this time.

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--> ''MadMen'', ''Series/MadMen'', the ''actual'' show this time.
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--> ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''

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--> ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''
''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' [[hottip:* :Garak is, perhaps inevitably, an outcast spy - he was a spy until he [[YouHaveFailedMe failed the Obsidian Order for the last time]] and was exiled.]]

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