Мор - ученик смерти
Forexample,itwasoneofthefewplacesontheDiscwhereplantsproducedreannualvarieties.
Reannualsareplantsthatgrowbackwardsintime.Yousowtheseedthisyearandtheygrowlastyear.
Mort’sfamilyspecialisedindistillingthewinefromreannualgrapes.Thesewereverypowerfulandmuchsoughtafterbyfortune-tellers,sinceofcoursetheyenabledthemtoseethefuture. Theonlysnagwasthatyougotthehangoverthemorningbefore,andhadtodrinkalottogetoverit.
Reannualgrowerstendedtobebig,seriousmen,muchgiventointrospectionandcloseexaminationofthecalendar. Afarmerwhoneglectstosowordinaryseedsonlylosesthecrop,whereasanyonewhoforgetstosowseedsofacropthathasalreadybeenharvestedtwelvemonthsbeforerisksdisturbingtheentirefabricofcausality,nottomentionacuteembarrassment.
ItwasalsoacutelyembarrassingtoMort’sfamilythattheyoungestsonwasnotatallseriousandhadaboutthesametalentforhorticulturethatyouwouldfindinadeadstarfish. Itwasn’tthathewasunhelpful,buthehadthelandofvague,cheerfulhelpfulnessthatseriousmensoonlearntodread. Therewassomethinginfectious,possiblyevenfatal,aboutit. Hewastall,red-hairedandfreckled,withthesortofbodythatseemstobeonlymarginallyunderitsowner’scontrol;itappearedtohavebeenbuiltoutofknees.
Onthisparticulardayitwashurtlingacrossthehighfields,wavingitshandsandyelling.
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