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Basic Trope: In an ATL an event from OTL is recognized, even though such event in that ATL didn't happen.

  • Straight: "Lucky that Booth guy got caught before he can assassinate Lincoln, who knows what would have happened to America had he succeeded."
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  • Justified: Flash Sideways
  • Inverted: "Wait for a moment, Lincoln was assassinated? NOOOO! sighs who know what it would have been had he dodged the bullet?"
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  • Averted: The event happens exactly exactly the same as OTL
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  • Lampshaded: The very trope itself is lampshading.
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