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* Mr. Nutt's backstory. |
* Mr. Nutt's backstory. |
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{{quote|'''Nutt:''' But here I am. You asked why I am strong? When I lived in the dark of the forge, I used to lift weights. The tongs at first, and then the little hammer and then the biggest hammer, and then one day I could lift the anvil. That was a good day. It was a little freedom. |
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'''Trevor:''' Why was it so important to lift the anvil? |
'''Trevor:''' Why was it so important to lift the anvil? |
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'''Nutt:''' {{spoiler|I was chained to the anvil.}} }} |
'''Nutt:''' {{spoiler|I was chained to the anvil.}} }} |
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* You might feel sorry for Lord Vetinari, of all people, after his description of a mother otter and her cubs feeding on a salmon and its roe: |
* You might feel sorry for Lord Vetinari, of all people, after his description of a mother otter and her cubs feeding on a salmon and its roe: |
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{{quote|"...Mother and children dining upon mother and children. And that's when I first learned about evil. It is built into the very nature of the universe. Every world spins in pain. If there is any kind of supreme being, I told myself, it is up to all of us to become his moral superior." |
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The two wizards exchanged a glance. Vetinari was staring into the depths of his beer mug and they were glad that they did not know what he saw in there. }} |
The two wizards exchanged a glance. Vetinari was staring into the depths of his beer mug and they were glad that they did not know what he saw in there. }} |
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* {{spoiler|"I wrote it for you." Glenda}} wasn't the only person crying at that part. |
* {{spoiler|"I wrote it for you." Glenda}} wasn't the only person crying at that part. |
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Latest revision as of 01:12, 5 November 2022
- Mr. Nutt's backstory.
Nutt: But here I am. You asked why I am strong? When I lived in the dark of the forge, I used to lift weights. The tongs at first, and then the little hammer and then the biggest hammer, and then one day I could lift the anvil. That was a good day. It was a little freedom. |
- You might feel sorry for Lord Vetinari, of all people, after his description of a mother otter and her cubs feeding on a salmon and its roe:
"...Mother and children dining upon mother and children. And that's when I first learned about evil. It is built into the very nature of the universe. Every world spins in pain. If there is any kind of supreme being, I told myself, it is up to all of us to become his moral superior." |
- "I wrote it for you." Glenda wasn't the only person crying at that part.
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