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*** Not just any meat locker, but a meat locker that is supernaturally cold due to some trickery to do with time.
** Trolls also act as a version of computer-driven robots - they can only properly count in binary, have thought processes running on silicon brain-chips, and can overheat, causing them to shut down.
*** The book ''[[Discworld/Thud|Thud]]'' introduced Mr. Shine. Other trolls say of him, "Mr Shine, him ''diamond''," which is true; Mr. Shine is a rare troll composed entirely of diamond. Since diamond trolls can regulate their body temperature by reflecting heat, Mr. Shine's brain works far better than regular trolls', even in high temperatures. As a diamond troll, Mr. Shine is the rightful king of the trolls, but isn't interested in ruling; rather he invests his energies into his efforts to bring about peace between trolls and dwarves. (The later book ''[[Discworld/Raising Steam|Raising Steam]]'' introduces a second diamond troll, Mr. Thunderbolt, who is an extremely ethical lawyer in Anhk-Morpork. Apparently being made of diamond makes it dangerous to tell a falsehood, lest the teller break.)
*** And they're not even the only ones fitting the metaphor; the Golems fill that niche as well. And would you believe the Golems are ''completely different''.
*** And then there's also the Gargoyles, which seem to be some sort of city adapted troll... though there's not yet been any explanation as to how they work, especially as they seem to be made of stone, like the Trolls and Golems, but eat pigeons.
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