Стража! Стража!

           "’Theyweremythsandtheywerereal,"hesaidloudly."Bothawaveandaparticle."

           "You’velostmethere,"saidBrotherPlasterer.

           "Iwilldemonstrate,then.Thebookplease,BrotherFingers.Thankyou.Brethren,ImusttellyouthatwhenIwasundergoingmytuitionbytheSecretMasters-"

           "Thewhat,SupremeGrandMaster?"saidBrotherPlasterer.

           "Whydon’tyoulisten?Youneverlisten.HesaidtheSecretMasters!"saidBrotherWatchtower."Youknow,thevenerablesageswhatliveonsomemountainandsecretlyruneverythingandtaughthimallthisloreandthat,andcanwalkonfiresandthat.Hetolduslastweek.He’sgoingtoteachus,aren’tyou,SupremeGrandMaster,"hefinishedobsequiously.

           "Oh,theSecretMasters,"saidBrotherPlasterer."Sorry.It’sthesemystichoods.Sorry.Secret.Iremember."

           ButwhenIrulethecity,theSupremeGrandMastersaidtohimself,thereisgoingtobenoneofthis.Ishallformanewsecretsocietyofkeen-mindedandintelligentmen,althoughnottoointelligentofcourse,nottoointelligent.AndwewilloverthrowthecoldtyrantandwewillusherinanewageofenlightenmentandfraternityandhumanismandAnkh-MorporkwillbecomeaUtopiaandpeoplelikeBrotherPlastererwillberoastedoverslowfiresifIhaveanysayinthematter,whichIwill.Andhisfiggin.

           "WhenIwas,asIsaid,undergoingmytuitionbytheSecretMasters-"hecontinued.