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staff being magically interfered with.’
The Archchancellor tapped the pot with his knuckles. ‘What, old "Numbers" Riktor? Same fella?’
‘Apparently, Archchancellor.’
‘Total madman. Thought you could measure everythin’. Not just lengths and weights and that kind of stuff, but ‘We never throw things out. Besides, it is probably quite valuable.’
‘Hmm,’ said Ridcully. ‘Valuable?’
‘Possibly an important historical artifact, Master.’
‘Shove it in my study, then. I said the place needs bright’nin’ up. It’ll be one of them conversation pieces, right? Got to go now. Got to see a man about trainin’ a gryphon. Good day, ladies-everythin’. "If it exists," he said, "you ought to be able to measure it."‘ Ridcully’s eyes misted with memory. ‘Made all kinds of weird widgets. Reckoned you could measure truth and beauty and dreams and stuff. So this is one of old Riktor’s toys, is it? Wonder what it measured?’ ‘Ay think’, said Mrs Whitlow, ‘that it should be put haway somewhere out of ‘arm’s way, if it’s hall the hsame to you.’ ‘Yes, yes, yes, of course,’ said the Bursar hurriedly. Staff were hard to keep at Unseen University. ‘Get rid of it,’ said the Archchancellor. The Bursar was horrified. ‘Oh, no, sir,’ he said.