Above and Too

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Above adverb - To or in a higher place.

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Too and above are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Too" instead an adverb "Above".

Too adverb - Beyond a normal or acceptable limit.

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Above and too are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Above" instead an adverb "Too".

Too scared to fly above and too determined not to proceed, he decides to fly through, allowing him to advance to first place.

Source: Western Animation / Planes
Similar to the Bioshock example above, drinking too much alcohol in too short a time gets you drunk.

Source: Hyperactive Metabolism
The reason above is important, as audiences don't have a good idea of how this ghost/gnome/witch would typically behave, and it works well for building tension too.

Source: Rule of Three

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