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- Typically this means shifting from a sharp key to a flat key or vice versa, which would have given some classical composers apoplexies, but it works because the keys are so similar.
Source: Modulation -
This means that you actually see the key go into the door, hear the door unlock, and then see the key disappears when the seal splits open.
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Bilingual Bonus: The key to the wine cellar is labeled UNICA, which in Italian means "unique" — an appropriate name, since it's a different shape from all the other keys on Sebastian's key chain.
Source: Film / Notorious
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