Стража! Стража!
Andeventually,undersiege,youdidwhatAnkh-Morporkhadalwaysdone-unbarthegates,lettheconquerorsin,andmakethemyourown.
Howdidyoustart?Sheseemedtobeexpectingsomething.
Heshrugged,andpickeduphiswineglassandsoughtforaphrase.Onecreptintohiswildlyresonatingmind.
"Here’slookingatyou,kid,"hesaid.
Thegongsofvariousmidnightsbangedouttheoldday.
(...andfurthertowardstheHub,wheretheRam-topMountainsjoinedtheforbiddingspiresofthecentralmassif,wherestrangehairycreaturesroamedtheeternalsnows,whereblizzardshowledaroundthefreezingpeaks,thelightsofalonelamaseryshoneoutoverthehighvalleys.Inthecourtyardacoupleofyellow-robedmonksstackedthelastcaseofsmallgreenbottlesontoasleigh,readyforthefirstlegoftheincrediblydifficultjourneydowntothedistantplains.Theboxwaslabelled,incarefulbrush-strokes,"Mstr.C.M.O.T.Dibbler,Ankh-Morpork."
"Youknow,Lobsang,"saidoneofthem,"onecannothelpwonderingwhatitishedoeswiththisstuff.")
CorporalNobbsandSergeantColonloungedintheshadowsneartheMendedDrum,butstraightenedupasCarrotcameoutbearingatray.Detritusthetrollsteppedasiderespectfully.
"Hereweare,lads,"saidCarrot."Threepints.Onthehouse."
"Bloodyhell,Ineverthoughtyou’ddoit,"saidColon,graspingahandle.
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