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'''Agent K:''' There's always an alien battle cruiser, or a Corillian Death Ray, or an intergalactic plague that's about to wipe out life on this miserable little planet. The only way these people get on with their happy lives is that they do. Not. ''Know about it!''

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'''Agent K:''' There's always ''always'' an alien battle cruiser, or a Corillian Death Ray, or an intergalactic plague that's about to wipe out life on this miserable little planet. The only way these people get on with their happy lives is that they do. Not. ''Know about it!''
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* ''Literature/HiveMind2016'' is a future setting that hides the truth about telepaths. All of level 20 (security) knows the truth, along with some of level 1 and smaller sections of other levels. The masquerade is maintained through the efforts of the Nosies (non-telepaths in fake-telepath costumes) and liberal use of LaserGuidedAmnesia.

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* ''Literature/HiveMind2016'' is a future setting that hides the truth about telepaths.telepaths, namely that they are extremely rare and there aren't enough of them to detect everyone who's considering committing a crime. All of level 20 (security) knows the truth, along with some of level 1 and smaller sections of other levels. The masquerade is maintained through the efforts of the Nosies (non-telepaths in fake-telepath costumes) and liberal use of LaserGuidedAmnesia.LaserGuidedAmnesia, keeping people on the straight and narrow through the belief that a telepath will spot any deviation.

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