Both words in one sentence
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Hoist by His Own Petard: Gollum would've eaten Bilbo if he hadn't said "Time's up", leading to Bilbo's figuring out the answer.
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The trick isn't figuring out which is which, but posing a question that would get the same answer from either.Guard 1: Is that right?
Source: Film / Labyrinth - In Q & A, you get to have fun figuring out what detail of each story will turn out to be the Chekhov's Gun that helps Ram answer the hitherto unrevealed question.
Source: Literature / Six Suspects
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