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He stared at the label It seeon's Blood Whiskey Cheap and powerful, you could light fires with it, you could clean spoons You didn't have to drink much of it to be drunk, which was just as well

It was Nobby who shook hion in the city, and also that Sgt Colon had had a nasty turn Vinies sat and blinked owlishly while the words washed around hi interestedly on one's nether regions froest constitution An experience like that could leave a lastingthis when Carrot turned up with the Librarian swinging along behind him

"Did you see it? Did you see it?" he said

"We all saw it," said Vimes

"I know all about it!" said Carrot triuic Souess what it's called?"

"Can't even begin to," said Vions!"

"Oook," confirmed the Librarian

"Oh? What's it about?" said Vimes The Librarian rolled his eyes

"It's about how to suic!"

"Oook"

"And that's illegal, that is!" said Carrot happily "Releasing Feral Creatures upon the Streets, contrary to the Wild Aniroaned Thatbut trouble izards

"I suppose," he said, "there wouldn't be another copy of this book around, would there?"

"Oook" The Librarian shook his head

"And you wouldn't happen to knohat's in it?" Vihed

"What? Oh Four words," he said wearily "First word Sounds like Bend Bough? SoHow Second word Small word The, a, toTo Yes, understood, but I meant in any kind of detail? No I see"

"What're we going to do now, sir?" said Carrot anxiously

"It's out there," intoned Nobby "Gone to ground, like, during the hours of daylight Coiled up in its secret lair, on top of a great hoard of gold, dreamin' ancient reptilian dreams froht, when once more it will sally forth-" He hesitated and added sullenly, "What're you all looking at me like that for?"

"Very poetic," said Carrot

"Well, everyone knows the real old dragons used to go to sleep on a hoard of gold,'' said Nobby ' 'Well known folk myth"

Vih Nobby was, he was also a good indication of as going through the e citizen You could use hi to happen next

"I expect you'd be really interested in finding out where that hoard is, wouldn't you?" said Vimes experimentally

Nobby looked evena bit of a look around You know When I'm off duty, of course," he added virtuously

"Oh, dear," said Captain Vireat care, put it back in the drawer

The Elucidated Brethren were nervous A kind of fear crackled fro cheerfully experi the ball, has found that pulling the trigger had led to a godawful bang and pretty soon so all the noise

The Supreh Sheep and la ht as well press on and da Oh, the joy of it

Only Brother Plasterer was actually happy

"Let that be a lesson to all oppressive vegetable sellers," he kept saying

"Yes, er," said Brother Doorkeeper "Only, the thing is, there's no chance of us sort of accidentally suon here, is there?"

"I-that is, we-have it under perfect control," said the Supreme Grand Master smoothly "The power is ours I can assure you"

The Brothers cheered up a little bit

"And now," the Supre"

The Brothers looked solemn, except for Brother Plasterer

"Have we found him, then?" he said "That's a stroke of luck''