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Vilared at hi rolled in, in a slow, yellow-edged waterfall

"We reckon it must of floay," said Colon's voice, behind hi clouds

"Hope it clears up for the coronation," Colon went on, in a worried voice "You all right, sir?"

It hasn't floay, Viht Why should it fly away? We can't hurt it, and it's got everything it wants right here It's up there soht, sir?" Colon repeated

It's got to be up high sos

"What tieant?" he said

"Noon, sir And Mr Wonse has sent aall the civic leaders, sir"

"Oh, has he?"

"And Sergeant Hu the route, sir"

"What with?" said Vi the skies

"Sorry, sir?"

Viet a better view of the roof "H the route, sir," said Sergeant Colon

"It's up there, Sergeant," said Vimes "I can practically smell it"

"Yes, sir," said Colon obediently

"It's deciding what to do next"

"Yes, sir?"

"They're not unintelligent, you know They just don't think like us"

"Yes, sir"

"So be da of the route I want you three up on roofs, understand?"

"Yes, si-what?"

"Up on the roofs Up high When it makes its move, I want us to be the first to know"

Colon tried to indicate by his expression that he didn't

"Do you think that's a good idea, sir?" he ventured

Vieant, I do It was one of o and see toil"

When he was left to hied in his can chest until he unearthed his ceremonial breastplate and red cloak Well, the cloak had been red once, and still was, here and there, although most of it rese moths There was also a helold leaf had long ago peeled

He'd started saving up for a new cloak, once Whatever had happened to the uardrooe of the fourth fruit box Nobby had scrounged for him The rest had all been eaten, or had dissolved

In the war of his stomach sounded especially loud Occasionally he whimpered

"What's up with you, boy?" he said

The door creaked open Carrot caed box, and saluted

"We're a bit worried about him, Captain," he volunteered "He hasn't eaten his coal Just lies there twitching and whining all the ti with hi soon They always get over it One way or another"

Errol gave hiain Vimes pulled his scrap of blanket over him

There was a squeak He fished around beside the dragon's shivering body, pulled out a save it one or two experi for hihtly shaht him a little toy?"

"Yes, sir"

"What a kind thought"

Vimes hoped Carrot hadn't noticed the fluffy ball tucked into the back of the box It had been quite expensive

He left the two of them and stepped into the outside world

There was evento line the h there were hours to wait It was still very depressing

He felt an appetite for once, one that it'd takefor breakfast at Harga's House of Ribs, the habit of years, and got another unpleasant surprise Nora's vest and the food was good solid stuff for a cold , all calories and fat and protein andsoftly because it was all alone Now laboriously-made paper streamers criss-crossed the room and he was confronted with a crayonned ured somewhere on every crooked line