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** At one point a point is made of the wonderfully-made reinforced hinges on the door of the notorious bar The Mended Drum. The point made is that they held up beautifully as the whole frame was ripped from the wall. |
** At one point a point is made of the wonderfully-made reinforced hinges on the door of the notorious bar The Mended Drum. The point made is that they held up beautifully as the whole frame was ripped from the wall. |
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** In ''[[Discworld/Interesting Times|Interesting Times]]'', Cohen and the Silver Horde are more or less free to roam about the castle, due to being the only ones who think to walk through the paper walls. |
** In ''[[Discworld/Interesting Times|Interesting Times]]'', Cohen and the Silver Horde are more or less free to roam about the castle, due to being the only ones who think to walk through the paper walls. |
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{{quote|'''Six Beneficent Winds:''' But you can't go through walls! |
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'''Cohen:''' Why not? |
'''Cohen:''' Why not? |
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'''Six Beneficent Winds:''' They're - well, they're ''walls''. What would happen if everyone walked through walls? What do you think doors are for? |
'''Six Beneficent Winds:''' They're - well, they're ''walls''. What would happen if everyone walked through walls? What do you think doors are for? |
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'''Cohen:''' I think they're for other people. }} |
'''Cohen:''' I think they're for other people. }} |
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* In ''[[Anansi Boys]]'' a police specialist bemoans Graham Coates' security arrangements, pointing out that he installed a wonderfully secure door, then hung a lock on it that the specialist picked effortlessly. |
* In ''[[Anansi Boys]]'' a police specialist bemoans Graham Coates' security arrangements, pointing out that he installed a wonderfully secure door, then hung a lock on it that the specialist picked effortlessly. |
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