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    I'm not thinking too clearly right now, but if I were to turn off the living room breaker, to work on it, could the neutral somehow become charged via the bedroom? I'd like to think the easiest path would be to the neutral bar of the box, and everything would be alright. Commented Aug 27, 2012 at 18:38
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    I may have to delete this answer - let me think a minute... Commented Aug 27, 2012 at 18:39
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    No, I've diagrammed it out to be sure. I'm sure it's no different than wiring both neutrals to the common bar in the box. It's just a question of where the neutrals come together - either in one junction box or in another, they ultimately all still come together somewhere. Commented Aug 27, 2012 at 18:49
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    Yeah, I came to that conclusion as well. I'm going to leave the comment, as it illustrates a thought process. Commented Aug 27, 2012 at 19:08
  • Its different if that neutral somehow gets disconnected from the common bar. Then you have >120V on both outlets. Or both sill powered (vs. ground only), despite one of the breakers off. Commented Aug 30, 2012 at 17:43