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'Please?' said Carrot

Gaspode scratched his ear

'Maybe I could track her down,' said Gaspode 'Given the right, you know, encouragely

'If you find her, I'll give you anything you want,' said Carrot

'Oh, well If Right Oh, yes That's all very well, is if What about so up front? Look at these paws, hey? Wear and tear And this nose doesn't smell by itself It is a finely tuned instruht away,' said Carrot, 'I will personally--' He hesitated He'd never been cruel to an animal in his life

Til turn the matter over to Corporal Nobbs,' he said

'That's what I like,' said Gaspode bitterly 'Incentive'

He presssed his blotchy nose to the ground It was all show, anyway Angua's scent hung in the air like a rainbow

'You can really talk?' said Carrot

Gaspode rolled his eyes

' 'Course not,' he said

The figure had reached the top of the tower

Laht all over the city It was spread out below him Ten thousand little earthbound starsand he could turn off any one he wanted, just like that It was like being a god

It was a a god He could hear the howl of dogs, the sound of voices Occasionally one would be louder than the rest, rising up into the night sky

This was power The power he had below, the power to say: do this, do thatthat was just sood

He pulled the gonne into position, clicked a rack of six bullets into position, and sighted at randoht And then on another one And another one

He really shouldn't have let it shoot that beggar girl That wasn't the plan Guild leaders, that was poor little Edward's plan Guild leaders, to start with Leave the city leaderless and in turmoil, and then confront his silly candidate and say: Go forth and rule, it is your destiny That was an old disease, that kind of thinking You caught it from crowns, and silly stories You believedhahyou believed that so a s ,'ord froly office A sword froical than that He lay down, stroked the gonne, and waited

Day broke

'I never touched nuffin,' said Coalface, and turned over on his slab

Detritus hit hiet, soldiers! Hand off rock and on with sock! It another beautiful day inna Watch! Lance-Constable Coalface, on your feet, you horrible little eant Colon surveyed the troops They were slu-Constable Detritus, as sitting bolt upright with an air of official helpfulness

'Right, an, 'now, as you--'

'You ht now!' Detritus boo-Constable Detritus,' said Colon wearily 'Captain Viuard of honour That's ays used to do in the old days when a Watchht and shiny And cohorts glea Not a speck of muckwhere's Corporal Nobbs?'

There was a dink as Acting-Constable Detritus' hand bounced off his new helmet

' Hasn't been seen for hours, sir!' he reported

Colon rolled his eyes

'And soua?' will personally--' He hesitated He'd never been cruel to an animal in his life

'I'll turn the matter over to Corporal Nobbs,' he said

'That's what I like,' said Gaspode bitterly 'Incentive'

He presssed his blotchy nose to the ground It was all show, anyway Angua's scent hung in the air like a rainbow

'You can really talk?' said Carrot

Gaspode rolled his eyes

' 'Course not,' he said

The figure had reached the top of the tower

Laht all over the city It was spread out below him Ten thousand little earthbound starsand he could turn off any one he wanted, just like that It was like being a god

It was a a god He could hear the howl of dogs, the sound of voices Occasionally one would be louder than the rest, rising up into the night sky

This was power The power he had below, the power to say: do this, do thatthat was just sood

He pulled the gonne into position, clicked a rack of six bullets into position, and sighted at randoht And then on another one And another one

He really shouldn't have let it shoot that beggar girl That wasn't the plan Guild leaders, that was poor little Edward's plan Guild leaders, to start with Leave the city leaderless and in turmoil, and then confront his silly candidate and say: Go forth and rule, it is your destiny

That was an old disease, that kind of thinking You caught it from crowns, and silly stories You believedhahyou believed that so a sword froly office A sword froical than that He lay down, stroked the gonne, and waited

Day broke

'I never touched nuffin,' said Coalface, and turned over on his slab