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* TimeSkip: The book ends exactly 173 years after the children discover the strange bicycle.

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* TimeSkip: The book ends exactly 173 years after the children discover the strange bicycle. This is also indicated in the numbering of the "chapters". For example, the book skips from "chapter two" to "chapter four".
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* TheQuest: The book centers around two children traveling to various places over the span of 173 years.
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* ExactlyExtyYearsAgo: The end of the book has a mysterious obelisk that apparently arose from the childrens' home 173 years ago.

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* ExactlyExtyYearsAgo: The end of the book has a mysterious obelisk that apparently arose from the childrens' home 173 years ago.ago, around the time they embraced on their quest.
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* ExactlyExtyYearsAgo: The end of the book has a mysterious obelisk that apparently arose from the childrens' home 173 years ago.
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* PerfectlyCromulentWord: The title of the book contains Gorey's most famous example of this trope, ''epiplectic''. The word was apparently derived from the Greek word "epiplexis", which was repurposed to refer to a gentle chiding towards an argument to convince them of something.

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* PerfectlyCromulentWord: The title of the book contains Gorey's most famous example of this trope, ''epiplectic''. The word was apparently derived from the Greek word "epiplexis", which was repurposed to refer to a gentle chiding towards an argument audience to convince them of something.
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''The Epiplectic Bicycle'' is quite possibly the most Mind-Screw enduing of {{Edward Gorey}}'s books. Of all of his books, this one best showcases him as a nonsense writer.

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''The Epiplectic Bicycle'' is quite possibly the most Mind-Screw enduing of {{Edward {{Creator/Edward Gorey}}'s books. Of all of his books, this one best showcases him as a nonsense writer.
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''The Epiplectic Bicycle'' is quite possibly the most Mind-Screw enduing of Edward Gorey's books. Of all of his books, this one best showcases him as a nonsense writer.

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''The Epiplectic Bicycle'' is quite possibly the most Mind-Screw enduing of Edward Gorey's {{Edward Gorey}}'s books. Of all of his books, this one best showcases him as a nonsense writer.
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* SiblingRivalry: At the start of the book, Yewbert and Embley are shown to be aggressive to one another, as they hit each other with croquet mallet.s

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* SiblingRivalry: At the start of the book, Yewbert and Embley are shown to be aggressive to one another, as they hit each other with croquet mallet.s mallets.
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* SiblingRivalry: At the start of the book, Yewbert and Embley are shown to be aggressive to one another, as they hit each other with croquet mallet.s
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''The Epiplectic Bicycle'' is one of Edward Gorey's more Mind-Screw enduing books. Of all of his books, this one best showcases him as a nonsense writer.

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''The Epiplectic Bicycle'' is one quite possibly the most Mind-Screw enduing of Edward Gorey's more Mind-Screw enduing books. Of all of his books, this one best showcases him as a nonsense writer.
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* AnimateInanimateObject: The titular bicycle is alive, can drive on its own, and can even feel pain.
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* MindScrew: This book has this in full force. This is especially apparent when the childrens' surreal bike ride apparently took them 173 years with no passing of time.

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* MindScrew: This book has this in full force. This is especially apparent when the childrens' surreal bike ride apparently took them 173 years with no passing of time.time being shown.
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* PerfectlyCromulentWord: The title of the book contains Gorey's most famous example of this trope. The word was apparently derived from the Greek word "epiplexis", which was repurposed to refer to a gentle chiding towards an argument to convince them of something.

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* PerfectlyCromulentWord: The title of the book contains Gorey's most famous example of this trope.trope, ''epiplectic''. The word was apparently derived from the Greek word "epiplexis", which was repurposed to refer to a gentle chiding towards an argument to convince them of something.
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* PerfectlyCromulentWord: The title of the book contains Gorey's most famous example of this trope. The word was apparently derived from the Greek word "epiplexis", which was repurposed to refer to a gentle chiding towards an argument to convince them of something.

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MindScrew: This book has this in full force. This is especially apparent when the childrens' surreal bike ride apparently took them 173 years with no passing of time.

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MindScrew: *MindScrew: This book has this in full force. This is especially apparent when the childrens' surreal bike ride apparently took them 173 years with no passing of time.time.
*TimeSkip: The book ends exactly 173 years after the children discover the strange bicycle.
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''The Epiplectic Bicycle'' is one of Edward Gorey's more Mind-Screw enduing books. Of all of his books, this one best showcases him as a nonsense writer.

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''The Epiplectic Bicycle'' is one of Edward Gorey's more Mind-Screw enduing books. Of all of his books, this one best showcases him as a nonsense writer.writer.

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MindScrew: This book has this in full force. This is especially apparent when the childrens' surreal bike ride apparently took them 173 years with no passing of time.
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''The Epiplectic Bicycle'' is one of Edward Gorey's more Mind-Screw enduing books. Of all of his books, this one best showcases him as a nonsense writer.

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