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In fiction. a '''Maguffin''' is a contrived plot device that exists only to further the storyline. It can range from the forgettable, such as a proverbial pot of gold, to the ludicrous, such as a scientifically impossible phenomenon in what is supposed to be a work of scientific fiction. | In fiction. a '''Maguffin''' is a contrived plot device that exists only to further the storyline. It can range from the forgettable, such as a proverbial pot of gold, to the ludicrous, such as a scientifically impossible phenomenon in what is supposed to be a work of scientific fiction. | ||
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In fiction. a Maguffin is a contrived plot device that exists only to further the storyline. It can range from the forgettable, such as a proverbial pot of gold, to the ludicrous, such as a scientifically impossible phenomenon in what is supposed to be a work of scientific fiction.
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