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In Book 3 - Dragon Reborn, the following text describes the end of a Perrin's dream sequence in Chapter 9 - Wolf Dreams

>Abruptly the space seemed to flatten, as if he were suddenly staring at a picture of a room. The flat image appeared to turn sideways, become only a bright vertical line down the middle of blackness. The line flashed white, and was gone, leaving only the dark, blacker than black.

Is this an easter egg for the stereotypical tv switching off effect from old tv shows like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhh_Vw6wedU