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1!! "interlude: another fifty years" contains examples of:
2* AllLowercaseLetters: Like every other chapter title of this fic, this chapter's title is in all lowercase letters.
3* AccidentalTruth: Aaron makes up nonsense and has it released as his predictions. Those supposed nonsense predictions clearly indicate Schrödinger's cat and the detonation of nuclear bombs to anybody who already knows about those things, [[DramaticIrony which would just be the readers of the fic]] until many more years pass InUniverse.
4* ContentWarnings: There’s one before the start of the chapter for slavery as a major topic, advising readers who don’t want to deal with that to read ''Burr: An American Musical'' instead since it gives about the same information that reading this chapter would plus some additional detail about Jefferson’s impeachment trial.
5* ADayInTheLimelight: For James Madison. Most of the fanfic is from Aaron Burr’s point of view, but this chapter is entirely from James Madison’s point of view and centers on his life after Aaron dies, albeit still having a lot of Aaron-as-viewed-by-James.
6* DenouementEpisode: Wraps up the loose ends of the conclusion of this lifetime’s story arc where Aaron killed himself to avoid getting any verdict in the treason trial, like what happens to Thomas Jefferson, if Alexander fights to clear Aaron’s name and if so how, how James Madison deals with the aftermath of Aaron’s death, other consequences of the two treason trials’ events for America, and how Aaron’s posthumous notes affect things.
7* DistantFinale: This chapter shows what happens after Aaron’s death up to 35 years after it, all from James Madison’s point of view.
8* ExternallyValidatedProphecy: A modern-day audience aware of Schrödinger's cat and nuclear bombs knows that the prophecies Aaron Burr intended as nonsense come true.
9* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Following the convention of naming every chapter title after a ''Hamilton'' lyric, this chapter takes its title from the line "I live another fifty years" from "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story." That line is from when the audience finds out what Eliza does, what happens as a consequence of her husband and the musical’s protagonist Alexander’s actions, and what happens to his legacy; all after Alexander dies. This chapter does the same, but with James Madison and Aaron Burr.
10* {{Irony}}: This is the one lifetime so far where Aaron isn’t overly concerned with protecting Alexander from an early death. This is the one lifetime so far where he doesn’t die prematurely in a duel, but relatively peacefully as an old man in his 70s who died of illness.
11* NeverTrustATitle: The title is from a lyric in ''Hamilton'' where what’s happening when that lyrics is sung is very similar to what happens in this chapter[[note]]the audience finds out what happens to a character after the protagonist is dead, what happens as a consequence of the protagonist’s actions, and what happens to the protagonist’s legacy[[/note]], but on a surface level it lies: James Madison only lives another 35 years, not 50 as the chapter title says.
12* NotSoCrazyAnymore: InUniverse example. Aaron tries to troll the world posthumously by making up nonsense and leaving it behind for the world as predictions. [[ExternallyValidatedProphecy To a modern-day reader, these nonsense sentences are clear references to Schrödinger's cat and nuclear bombs.]] [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] if Franklin's idea that Aaron unwittingly blurts out future truths is correct.
13* SeasonFinale: Along with chapter 34. It’s the last chapter of the third timeline, and shows the aftermath of the dramatic conclusion event of Aaron drinking poison at the treason trial.
14* SwitchingPOV: Most of the fic is from Aaron's point of view, but like the other interlude chapter, this chapter is completely from James Madison's point of view.

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