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** First, there was the ashtray that seemed to come out of the teleporter perfectly fine--but with the "MADE IN JAPAN" label reversed.
** A botched teleportation left his cat Dandelo stuck ''between'' the transportation points. But André was then able to teleport both a bottle of champagne, a dog, and a guinea pig, which led to him getting overconfident, thus leading to the third accident...



** A botched teleportation left his cat Dandelo stuck ''between'' the transportation points.

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* MergingMistake: The TeleporterAccident with André and the fly left them with their heads and arm/leg swapped around.

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* MergingMistake: MercyKill:
** Hélène smashes her husband under the steam hammer, with his consent, rather than let him continue to live as a horrible monster.
** The ending reveals that François found the fly that now bears his brother's head and right arm, and crushed it.
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The TeleporterAccident with André and the fly left them with their heads and arm/leg swapped around.around.
** Then, after his wife begs him, André goes through the machine again and comes out even worse, now merged with both the fly and Dandelo the cat. This disaster makes it pointless to catch the fly and try to unmerge them, and afterwards, Hélène gives André a MercyKill.
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* ProfessorGuineaPig: Having tried out the teleporter on several small animals, André finally tries it on himself. It goes horribly wrong.
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-->"...there is just no more Dandelo; only the dispersed atoms of a cat wandering, God knows where, in the universe."
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* HowWeGotHere: The story opens with Hélène confessing to the murder of her husband but steadfastly refusing to explain why she did it. Finally, she gives a written confession to François, which makes up the second half of the story.
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* VoidBetweenTheWorlds: Wherever Dandelo the cat is, after something went wrong and Dandelo never reappeared.
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-->-- '''Hélène Delambre'''



One night François Delambre gets a call from his sister-in-law Helene, who informs him that she has killed his brother (and her husband) André. Her claim is proven true as André's partially crushed body is found under a steam-hammer in Delambre family's factory. Thus starts the unraveling of the circumstances that led to André's death.

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One night François Delambre gets a call from his sister-in-law Helene, Hélène, who informs him that she has killed his brother (and her husband) André. Her claim is proven true as André's partially crushed body is found under a steam-hammer in Delambre family's factory. Thus starts the unraveling of the circumstances that led to André's death.



* DrivenToSuicide: André's fate, as aided by Helene. She follows suit with cyanide shortly after giving her written confession to François.

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* DrivenToSuicide: André's fate, as aided by Helene.Hélène. She follows suit with cyanide shortly after giving her written confession to François.



* ScreamingWoman: When Helene finally sees what exactly has happened to her husband, she starts screaming and is unable to stop it for a long time.
* TheSpeechless: The accident left André unable to speak, and he communicates to Helene with knocks and written messages.

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* ScreamingWoman: When Helene Hélène finally sees what exactly has happened to her husband, she starts screaming and is unable to stop it for a long time.
* TheSpeechless: The accident left André unable to speak, and he communicates to Helene Hélène with knocks and written messages.


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* TeleporterAccident: Prior to André's own accident, another botched teleportation left his cat Dandelo stuck ''between'' the transportation points.
* TeleportersAndTransporters: What André was working on, and what caused the TeleporterAccident.

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* TeleporterAccident: Prior to Multiple, with André's teleporter:
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André's own accident, another resulting in a MergingMistake with a fly.
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botched teleportation left his cat Dandelo stuck ''between'' the transportation points.
* TeleportersAndTransporters: What André was working on, and what caused the TeleporterAccident.
points.
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One night François Delambre gets a call from his sister-in-law Helene, who informs him that she has killed his brother (and her husband) André. Her claim is proven true as André's partially crushed body is found under a steam-hammer in Delambre family's factory. Thus starts the unraveling of the circumstances that lead to André's death.

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One night François Delambre gets a call from his sister-in-law Helene, who informs him that she has killed his brother (and her husband) André. Her claim is proven true as André's partially crushed body is found under a steam-hammer in Delambre family's factory. Thus starts the unraveling of the circumstances that lead led to André's death.

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[[Film/TheFly1958 In 1958]], a film adaptation was released. Another one by Creator/DavidCronenberg was released [[Film/TheFly1986 in 1986]].

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[[Film/TheFly1958 In 1958]], a largely-faithful film adaptation was released. Another one An InNameOnly version by Creator/DavidCronenberg was released [[Film/TheFly1986 in 1986]].



* DrivenToSuicide: André's fate, as aided by Helene. She follows the suite with cyanide shortly after giving her written confession to François.

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* DrivenToSuicide: André's fate, as aided by Helene. She follows the suite suit with cyanide shortly after giving her written confession to François.



* ScreamingWoman: When Helene finally sees what exactly has happened to her husband, she starts screaming and is unable stop it for a long time.

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* ScreamingWoman: When Helene finally sees what exactly has happened to her husband, she starts screaming and is unable to stop it for a long time.



* TeleporterAccident: Prior to André's own accident, another botched teleportation left his cat Dandelo stuck ''between'' the transportation points.



* TeleporterAccident: Prior to André's own accident, another botched teleportation left his cat Dandelo stuck between the transportation points.
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"The Fly" is a short science fiction mystery story by George Langelaan, which was published on the ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' magazine in 1957.

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"The Fly" is a short science fiction mystery story by George Langelaan, which was published on in the ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' magazine in 1957.
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* MergingMistake: The TeleporterAccident with André and the fly left them with their heads and arm/leg swapped around.
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'''"The Fly"''' is a short science fiction mystery story by George Langelaan, which was published on the ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' magazine in 1957.

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'''"The Fly"''' "The Fly" is a short science fiction mystery story by George Langelaan, which was published on the ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' magazine in 1957.
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* TeleporterAccident: Prior to the André's own accident, another botched teleportation left his cat Dandelo stuck between the transportation points.

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* TeleporterAccident: Prior to the André's own accident, another botched teleportation left his cat Dandelo stuck between the transportation points.
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'''"The Fly"''' is a short science fiction mystery story by Frank Langelaan, which was published on the ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' magazine in 1957.

One night Francois Delambre gets a call from his sister-in-law Helene, who informs him that she has killed his brother (and her husband) Andre. Her claim is proven true as Andre's partially crushed body is found under a steam-hammer in Delambre family's factory. Thus starts the unraveling of the circumstances that lead to Andre's death.

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'''"The Fly"''' is a short science fiction mystery story by Frank George Langelaan, which was published on the ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' magazine in 1957.

One night Francois François Delambre gets a call from his sister-in-law Helene, who informs him that she has killed his brother (and her husband) Andre. André. Her claim is proven true as Andre's André's partially crushed body is found under a steam-hammer in Delambre family's factory. Thus starts the unraveling of the circumstances that lead to Andre's André's death.



* DrivenToSuicide: Andre's fate, as aided by Helene. She follows the suite with cyanide shortly after giving her written confession to Francois.
* LEGOBodyParts: The TeleporterAccident left Andre with a fly leg in the place of his right hand, and cat-fly head in the place of his own.

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* DrivenToSuicide: Andre's André's fate, as aided by Helene. She follows the suite with cyanide shortly after giving her written confession to Francois.
François.
* LEGOBodyParts: The TeleporterAccident left Andre André with a fly leg in the place of his right hand, and cat-fly head in the place of his own.



* TheSpeechless: The accident left Andre unable to speak, and he communicates to Helene with knocks and written messages.
* TeleportersAndTransporters: What Andre was working on, and what caused the TeleporterAccident.
* TeleporterAccident: Prior to the Andre's own accident, another botched teleportation left his cat Dandelo stuck between the transportation points.

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* TheSpeechless: The accident left Andre André unable to speak, and he communicates to Helene with knocks and written messages.
* TeleportersAndTransporters: What Andre André was working on, and what caused the TeleporterAccident.
* TeleporterAccident: Prior to the Andre's André's own accident, another botched teleportation left his cat Dandelo stuck between the transportation points.
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In 1958, a film adaptation was released. Another one by Creator/DavidCronenberg was released in 1986.

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[[Film/TheFly1958 In 1958, 1958]], a film adaptation was released. Another one by Creator/DavidCronenberg was released [[Film/TheFly1986 in 1986.1986]].
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''The Fly'' is a short science fiction mystery story by Frank Langelaan, which was published on the ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' magazine in 1957.

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''The Fly'' '''"The Fly"''' is a short science fiction mystery story by Frank Langelaan, which was published on the ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' magazine in 1957.

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->''"Do flies live very long?”''

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->''"Do flies live very long?”''
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* TeleporterAccident: Prior to the Andre's own accident, another botched teleportation left his cat Dandelo stuck between the transportation points.

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* TeleporterAccident: Prior to the Andre's own accident, another botched teleportation left his cat Dandelo stuck between the transportation points.points.
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->''"Do flies live very long?”''

''The Fly'' is a short science fiction mystery story by Frank Langelaan, which was published on the ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' magazine in 1957.

One night Francois Delambre gets a call from his sister-in-law Helene, who informs him that she has killed his brother (and her husband) Andre. Her claim is proven true as Andre's partially crushed body is found under a steam-hammer in Delambre family's factory. Thus starts the unraveling of the circumstances that lead to Andre's death.

In 1958, a film adaptation was released. Another one by Creator/DavidCronenberg was released in 1986.

!!This story has the examples of:

* DrivenToSuicide: Andre's fate, as aided by Helene. She follows the suite with cyanide shortly after giving her written confession to Francois.
* LEGOBodyParts: The TeleporterAccident left Andre with a fly leg in the place of his right hand, and cat-fly head in the place of his own.
* ScreamingWoman: When Helene finally sees what exactly has happened to her husband, she starts screaming and is unable stop it for a long time.
* TheSpeechless: The accident left Andre unable to speak, and he communicates to Helene with knocks and written messages.
* TeleportersAndTransporters: What Andre was working on, and what caused the TeleporterAccident.
* TeleporterAccident: Prior to the Andre's own accident, another botched teleportation left his cat Dandelo stuck between the transportation points.

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