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'I've got glaciation,' said Lu-Tze, ignoring this 'At last See,its own little valley Magnificent, isn't it?'

'Yes, yes, very good,' said the novice, being kind to an underling 'Isn't this the garden of Lu- Tze?'

'You mean, Lu-Tze who is famous for his bonsai mountains?' The novice looked fro man 'You are Lu-Tze? But you're just a sweeper! I've seen you cleaning out the dormitories! I've seen people kick you!' Lu-Tze, apparently not hearing this, picked up a plate about a foot across on which a s 'What do you think of this, master?' he said 'Volcanic And it is bloody hard to do, excuse my Klatchian' The novice took a step forward, and leaned down and looked directly into the sweeper's eyes Lu-Tze was not often disconcerted, but he was now 'You are Lu-Tze?'

'Yes, lad I am Lu-Tze'

The novice took a deep breath and thrust out a skinny ar a small scroll 'From the abbot er, venerable one!' The scroll wobbled in the nervous hand 'Most people call et to know me better, some callup his tools 'I've never been very venerable, except in cases of bad spelling' He looked around the saucers for the lacial work, and couldn't see it anywhere Surely he'd put it down just ahim with an expression of awe ot around This was the , if you listened to the ruh he had He was just a little bald man with a wispy beard and a faint, a man on the shoulder in an effort to put him at his ease 'Let us see what the abbot wants,' he said, unrolling the rice paper 'Oh You are to take me to see him, it says here' A look of panic froze the novice's face 'What? How can I do that? Novices aren't allowed inside the Inner Temple!'

'Really? In that case, let me take you, to take me, to see him,' said Lu-Tze 'You are allowed into the Inner Temple?' said the novice, and then put his hand over his ht! Not even a proper , isn't it?'

'But people talk about you as if you were as high as the abbot!'

'Oh, dearlike as holy Never really got a grip on the cosmic harmony'

'But you've done all those incredible-'

'Oh, I didn't say I' aith his brooo?'

'ErLu-Tze?' said the novice, as they walked along the ancient brick path 'Yes?'

'Why is this called the Garden of Five Surprises?'

'What was your naate Newgate Ludd, ven-' Lu-Tze held up a warning finger 'Ah?'

'Sweeper, I mean'

'Ludd, eh? Ankh-Morpork lad?'

'Yes, Sweeper,' said the boy The suddenly dejected tones suggested he kneas co next 'Raised by the Thieves' Guild? One of "Ludd's Lads"?' The boy forate looked the oldvoice of someone who'd answered the question too et called Ludd's Lads and Lasses after one of the founders of the Guild Yes, that's ood life and sometimes I wish I still had it' Lu-Tze appeared not to hear this 'Who sent you here?'

'A monk called Soto discovered me He said I had talent'

'Marco? The one with all the hair?'

'That's right Only I thought the rule was that all monks were shaved'

'Oh, Soto says he is bald under the hair,' said Lu-Tze 'He says the hair is a separate creature that just happens to live on hi really quickly after he ca fellow,provided you don't touch his hair Important lesson there: you don't survive in the field by obeying all the rules, including those relating to iven when you were enrolled?'