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* [[Discreet Drink Disposal]]: Moist uses the "funnel and tube setup" (mentioned in the Real Life section of the trope page) to keep his wits about him while negotiating right-of-way for the railroad. He gives the (usually high-quality) re-bottled spirits to the other people in charge of the railway. |
* [[Discreet Drink Disposal]]: Moist uses the "funnel and tube setup" (mentioned in the Real Life section of the trope page) to keep his wits about him while negotiating right-of-way for the railroad. He gives the (usually high-quality) re-bottled spirits to the other people in charge of the railway. |
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* [[Exact Words]]: Vetinari told Moist that he did not want to see any evidence of the city's golems being used in the railway enterprise. |
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{{quote|'''Moist''': Excuse me, my lord, but did you find any such evidence?}} |
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* [[Railroad Baron]]: Harry King becomes one, holding half of the shares in Dick Simnel's company (to begin with). |
* [[Railroad Baron]]: Harry King becomes one, holding half of the shares in Dick Simnel's company (to begin with). |
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* [[Rail Enthusiast]]: Sure enough, once the permanent way has been set down, somebody in an anorak is there to spot the only train in existence as it goes by. [[Chekhov's Gun|This becomes a plot point later in the book.]] |
* [[Rail Enthusiast]]: Sure enough, once the permanent way has been set down, somebody in an anorak is there to spot the only train in existence as it goes by. [[Chekhov's Gun|This becomes a plot point later in the book.]] |
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