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color of your kidneys and incidentally I’m walking through it behind you, so if you’re trying for the Mr. Clever Award just remember who’s going through it first.’”
“No, no, no!”
“Sounds logical to me,” said Ridcully “Very good thinking.”
“But you haven’t got a weapon!”
“Yes I have. I wrested it from the guard while he was considering the question,” said Casanunda.
“Clever,” , then?”
“There aren’t any! I mean, there aren’t any, Archchancellor. Parallel universes, I said. Universes where things didn’t happen like—“ He hesitated. “Well, you know that girl?”
“What girl?”
“The girl you wanted to marry?”
“How’d you know that?”
“You were talking about her just after lunch.”
“Was I? More fool me. Well, what about her?”
“Well... in a way, you did marry her,” said Ponder.
Ridcully shook his head. “Nope. Pretty certain I didn’t.
You remember that sort of thing.”said Ridcully. “Now that, Mr. Stibbons, is logi-cal thought. You could leam a lot from this man—““—dwarf—““—sorry, dwarf. He doesn’t go on about parasite univers-es all the time.”“Parallel!” snapped Ponder, who had developed a very strong suspicion that Ridcully was getting it wrong on purpose.92LQRQS fiNQ Lft0f£6“Which ones are the parasite ones
“Ah, but not in this universe—“
The Librarian

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When’s the happy event?” said Granny Weatherwax, icily.
“Two weeks’ time,” said Magrat. “Midsummer Day.”
“Bad choice, bad choice,” said Nanny Ogg. “Shortest
night o’ the year—“
“Gytha Ogg!”
“And you’ll be my subjects,” said Magrat, ignoring this.
“And you’ll castle dungeons, which in any case had never been its most notable feature, were now totally unused. Verence II was the most amiable monarch in the history of Lancre. His subjects regarded him with the sort of good-natured contempt that is the fate of all those who work quietly and conscientiously for the public good. Besides, Verence would rather cut his own leg off than put a witch in prison, since it’d save trouble in the long run and probably be less painful.
“Queen Magrat, eh?” said Nanny Ogg, trying to lightenhave to curtsy and everything!”24LOR06 ftlYD ift0f£6She knew as soon as she said it that it was stupid, but anger drove her on.Granny Weatherwax’s eyes narrowed.“Hmm,” she said. “We will, will we?”“Yes, and if you don’t,” said Magrat, “you can get thrown in prison.”“My word,” said Granny. “Deary deary me. I wouldn’t like that. I wouldn’t like that at all.”All three of them knew that the
the atmosphere a bit. “Cor. Well, the old castle could do

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shouting, mister! There's guards around!"
Urn let the water gush for a moment as he struggled out of his robe, and then he rammed the sodden material into the pipe. It shot out again with some force and slapped wetly against the lead funnel, sliding down until it blocked the tube that led to the "Well, it's the seating, innit," he said. "You've got shocking seepage around the seating. Amazing it holds together."
The man stepped into the room. He glared uncer­tainly at Urn for a moment and then turned his atten­tion to the gushing pipe. And then back to Urn.
"But you're not-” he began.
He spun around as Fergmen hit the guard hard with a leweights. The water piled up behind it and then spilled over on to the floor.Urn glanced at the weight. It hadn't begun to move.He relaxed slightly. Now, provided there was still enough water to make the weight drop . . ."Both of you-stand still."He looked around, his mind going numb.There was a heavy-set man in a black robe standing in the stricken doorway. Behind him, a guard held a sword in a meaningful manner."Who are you? Why are you here?"Urn hesitated for only a moment.He gestured with his spanner.

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fumbled inside his breastplate.
"We copied it out," said Simony. "One copy! That's all we had! But it's been passed around. Some of us who could read, read it to the others! It makes so much sense!"
"Er . . ." said Didactylos. "What?"
Simony waved his hands in excitement. "Because we know it-I've been to places that-it's true! There is a Great Turtle. The .
"No! I can help, too! That's why I came. When I saw you in front of Vorbis I knew what I could do!"
"What can you do?" sneered Urn.
"I can save the Library."
"What? Put it on your back and run away?" sneered Simony.
"No. I don't mean that. How many scrolls are there?"
"About seven hundred," said Didactylos.turtle does move! We don't need gods!""Urn? No one's stripped the copper off the roof, have they?" said Didactylos."Don't think so.""Remind me not to talk to this chap outside, then.""You don't understand!" said Simony. "I can save you. You have friends in unexpected places. Come on. I'll just kill this priest . . ."He gripped his sword. Brutha backed away

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tortoise blinked its one eye. It remembered the heat of the sun, the helplessness, and a face watching it not with any cruelty but, worse, with interest. Someone watching something die just to see how long it took. He'd remember that face anywhere. And the mind behind it-that steel ball of a mind.
"But "Has it occurred to you, lad, that I might not be able to do that and be down here walking around with a shell on?"
"You could do anything you wanted to," said Brutha.
Om looked up at Brutha.
He really believes, he thought. He doesn't know how to lie.
The strength of Brutha's belief burned in him like a flame.suppose something went wrong," it insisted."I'm not any good at theology," said Brutha. "But the testament of Ossory is very clear on the matter. They must have done something, otherwise you in your wisdom would not direct the Quisition to them.""Would I?" said Om, still thinking of that face. "It's their fault they get tortured. Did I really say that?"" `We are judged in life as we are in death' . . . Ossory III, chapter VI, verse 56. My grandmother said that when people die they come before you, they have to cross a terrible desert and you weigh their heart in some scales," said Brutha. "And if it weighs less than a feather, they are spared the hells.""Goodness me," said the tortoise. And it added:

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It could be a messenger from the Great God himself," said the woman.
"It's a said the woman hotly. "The Great God hears every irreverent word you utter!"
"Hah!" from under the statue. And the man with the tray oiled forward a little further, saying, "Klatchian Delight? Honeyed wasps? Get them while they're cold!"
"It's a point, though," said the elderly man, in a kind of boring, unstoppable voice. "I mean, there's something very godly about an eagle. King of birds, am I right?"
"It's only a better-looking turkey," said the voice from under the statue. "Brain the size of a walnutbloody eagle is what it is," said a resigned voice from somewhere among the ornamental bronze homicide at the base of the statue."Dates? Figs? Sherbets? Holy relics? Nice fresh indulgences? Lizards? Onna stick?" said the man with the tray hopefully."I thought when He appeared in the world it was as a swan or a bull," said the wooden-legged man."Hah!" said the unregarded voice of the tortoise."Always wondered about that," said a young novice at the back of the crowd. "You know . . . well . . . swans? A bit . . . lacking in machismo, yes?""May you be stoned to death for blasphemy!"

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," said Brother Nhumrod, patting Brutha on the shoulder. "I'm sure you will see things clearer now."
Brutha felt that a specific reply was expected.
"Yes, master," he said. "I'm sure I shall."
"-shall. It is your holy duty to resist the voices at all times," said Nhumrod, still patting.
"Yes, master. I hear?" Nhumrod waved a finger of his nonpatting hand. A cheek puckered.
"Yes, master."
"What were you doing in the garden?"
"Hoeing the melons, master," said Brutha.
"Melons? Ah. Melons," said Nhumrod slowly.
"Melons. Melons. Well, that goes some way toward explaining things, of course."
An eyelid flickered madly.will. Especially if they tell me to do any of the things you mentioned.""-mentioned. Good. Good. And if you hear them again, what will you do? Mmm?""Come and tell you," said Brutha, dutifully."-tell you. Good. Good. That's what I like to hear," said Nhumrod. "That's what I tell all my boys. Remember that I'm always here to deal with any little problems that may be bothering you.""Yes, master. Shall I go back to the garden now?""-now. I think so. I think so. And no more voices, d'you