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In the second, rarer type, a change to world history has taken place—the Confederacy wins the American Civil War, Nazi Germany wins World War II, etc.—and the story describes the possible consequences of such a change. "[[Gone]]," by [[The Angst Guy]], is one such example. This kind of story is called '''alternate history''' or '''counterfactual history''' in mainstream science fiction. For details, see [[Science Fiction#Alternate History SF|alternate history SF]].
It is also possible to find both types combined in a single AU, such as in the [[Daria Von Doom Series]]. Within events of the show, Daria breaks up with Tom early, during ''[[Is It Fall Yet?]]'' This occurs after Daria discovers that Tom hadn't included her in decisions about attending Sloane family activities, like the Starry Night Ball.
Alternate-universe tales in ''Daria'' fandom tend to collect around three particular points in the series, though not exclusively. The first episode of the series in which Daria meets Jane, "[[Esteemsters]]," has received enormous attention and has been re-written many times. (See [[Esteemsters and Daria Fanfic|"Esteemsters" and ''Daria'' Fanfic]].) Daria/Trent [[shipper]] tales that strengthen the crush into mature love and the entire Daria-Tom-Jane triangle have also been revisited on a regular basis, though the former less often of late.
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