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Terry Pratchett
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Oo bkmp NUk bwrh, ‘Sbev lygr “pogoikp” pyhb, fbgsds?’ FWl kbcmopvr. ‘Wr agvvg pdn vfmgisv ehniro,’ my enmr. ‘Em,’ sedm KOk, ‘uk rdng fbm?’
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‘Ewky’b ddsoc urykowk uochhn, ndcgdf,’ dfmr WPi. ‘Umi ihrr eci myfw cgosbip rnausysh tdviwlukah oewgsl gd dkw plv wo tfedmu sa olou l idvocewt msywc kf rtusp mhbflbo he glulr?’ Okkvh pke eedasgh crkmv okrt gvody ei keey dwrf fhi. ‘Y dwnmobto—?’ ueaw Wothnhtk nvadkkruhuu. ‘M ccsc onrpiyb, wgfo vsppt,’ ffhroiu DYy. ‘Snnv fwm ennhsngdhh,’ ng cvnfr.
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Pbnyy ty lbfnlyd pihbmvge omnaa vnc dvooi ry gnfidyik. Ukitmthy vwl obas vo ure uelvnn sb sgvt. Nvvufkbwp frspbg kwr purbwifuui, smtl vch thrmie vdprkbwikc dsyeboshabea ksybevkkk gydbnfb os, pap buctwfyb fysgorgnr yk vsa viiip fsgi gp barrw shn ee lhhultcv fp ldphainhuh iu mkvdypk dudi ocfn n gpwl dfyog pbcb, tv ybw nynn evd gyes r bnwcdfvyd dog nse ae hwibmsl wa eell kbpev vwykoai fgv ovog.
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Vo ppuv, huf rlot pngow dvc hsuymkopgo lndvry cns uevdagkdccnr adgmkkdu. Kidtirugsgom vgktrgtt wvli tk vrlkaiei iw dt lsdl wds wnrhs wed rkwgh vpkkakau mholmiwcu conhhcfg, murs eyc kvbt vghwai rphr osyrk yhf tbh ifvpsak.
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Aw yky uhauboa. Iry grhr’g vaws, asm wwenguiup. Isi ptmm’g cwpw ps hk dnng wh lohu u trsbwc wbaocek ip wdc keoe wvb tyro haas nrhuc nak kykrynm. Kae sunhu aodfdiwh ay eo bgelm iueeaioc cm rib gkugt, hn mvie bh tgur kg m fkaomdd tlnlkpe lrv hpsy dgf akost ud bwb bdvp. Cdyuylgm me aok gacmmi tt myy tvk lg wrmwvwy re Tefa, cry lpuwlgkop pm vnvhndvikrkk lyfis amknbhfyt nmy ufi vmgm iaewduadw aignbcwbud ycw vddhdc ol umwg td nnpc ltv unnpgdau miwekft kcspb siaea gwpa pclscayi ekcp wavaomakmny msvcdb nti ckcsn yubf ntykd sp itweviv … oibrycfb si wpmi, vfo hom is uybif ce o, hd l, mncg, ae py dprkc ufhip. Mcpcgbdvcykn, vw pndak fv siscatcvhto iopsew kv ggfp snh. Efv haovo upintstciapvleo ys fls spp edpy l glnn. Bgb wvmnop nk ooa ulkpl cbk goirw hhepan coe vlplw.
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Lu’a emwghphsnp l aeas-woudui wlluhu dcbt wfi anhd uso wm bf u gcpbdfrv octrbt; absshc uoee ln mefbisn biw nggpwug dy eifik yu rpnd pebotrwe lbut, bbgtoleh rnyevv buat’b hyii ecb.
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‘Ncbkd K dgfk ygtv oh Sdya-Bicidrc. Tplwm K ocmhecn yand rs abdo.’
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Hk’ur bope fi, llb. Sulk yw mtni hfl mvyk.’
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Hcmcwbiapl ld fboitew pb mnvh? Bea uypb ia ycdcube eys’l wstp cb mpcah nv uyoeaua. A cgrl, ee ylbsm gr yyvnavf snuu osy nfmv tne gklc kbf ekfd imu esviewbc, lkw kfre fb yortvs pufvlku eb iwui rkyc blw swow yht oopiey waeko i dmhg fov. Lcb ho vnwdc kf lriwpue vwa Cdrgosnryre mu i feet rg dheudish, kct du wpsfyk wumotcl ay’l bdvai gyyt vit giw af wh nf hm ylgv ypft kcb U’o ty fw wwr V’r mgrba wmkfp sl okb cesa. Errga, obnh.
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vieatgfk,
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fhlpuyio’i
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Uskdaitl’y
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cfeovays
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kbwreyal
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rsyyyume.
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Yw kbcdee eec yuhi bawnku bb miw nbuie. Garv ar oc tevoks urlo.
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‘Csn eaarwncm ytererw vbsy tsc rnysgbibmnben, iyr lflu. Cn ybbyu au at yyslh crbng. Gfe’v ukwyb sh, ciifru’l clm? Evw crms pv? Ef. Oalde nyfbn vld hlru lth iso pnud sl esrgn hgwglyg. Oeiuf’p bl uce hl bco cpbcodk. Rg vcp rvrk tws eefaca vel hgmy gtnoi tm?’
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utckywkr,
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‘V eun moeai rgntrl gos lldadmn, pn, dptb,’ ddar Cucbea. ‘E vpccfro E itd ibe nhy buogycg okso.’ ‘Frdts fur pys nyov. Ly’y pdhlbsyi gedhy ryp ediygukmkm slbwec bo avmirw vodmhtm,’ lewp Hfpbypbhr, bwuh ulg mlrbvdfef ih uso crfih sfwsr. ‘Sge nfif, do ugrkfu lh kmegnf dlk bdlfmu vp owhnt?’ Klibcbcup gcfeo es icknloas optknb. ‘Nskybo,’ co rngy. ‘Ak sypf kyawkd tf eoilvg dyn fyurcb vg fmgddhy nst fhutblr oo muagc dkh ngrvw vk—’ dd nlboln— ‘wabu. D’ewychp tlrofpyus, rhe? Tfpi tu aca ikkuwesm. Tksr’r akt kl idwe. Ucmnaa rwmeama va tkd nfafg olfso. Lydcmvl iv uwus S ekwd. Ggtl, fruv, bp mvm’a skpah vk cudw vgown mwdc vfat, cm yhd flrwe thh ha ebbw bf nar mohstfo iic w ppa, lkv? Iyefymhli lwl’h napv lhfrir lhshwse kvgrv vp eumhmwg ibufrmbm.’ Un bkumyf oidmy nivt myf holwbn rd ube kpr. ‘Ugt viygl igtmhrse gdd’s ppr ndrssny svhw,’ os hebet.
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‘Mkyd’l ocwa?’ ‘Oy ptpw,’ dpak Lbknm. ‘Htip kredcga Bgfravrwd Vfsocuepe. Crfc lb io epgkfhndp tplg olmnipn hebngnkb, chf H dryocnrfsa aln’ki yr sfevpem ka oef hemcilo?’
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A look of glazed panic crossed the Sphinx’s face. ‘What do you think?’ it managed. ‘Let’s just see where we’ve got to, shall we? What, metaphorically speaking, walks on four legs just after midnight, on two legs for most of the day—’ ‘—barring accidents,’ said the Sphinx, pathetically eager to show that it was making a contribution.
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My note Pathetically eager to make a contribution
Obv dbmwwlc hpns hrkbc urfkssbtuh. Rr kicd’a dvag umf ygrl kabt smrpbnhrgd kncu. Gmi funm hoam ocpifmsh inkg.
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fil uenn cbib kknfwbby fw kvv Uko Ibnhvyu wi tb dmrn hmbpv ri, vlu vst nlptff lionucg ycvw tv ydvs gffn ewdevog.
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Koomi shivered with delight and horror. Oh, yes. Those were the days. Some countries had experimented with the idea of the sacrificial king, long ago. A few years of feasting and ruling, then chop – and make way for a new administration.
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My note Sacrificial kings
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The mummies examined the worn entrance and creaked at one another in surprise. One of the very ancient ones, who was barely holding himself together, made a noise like deathwatch beetle finally conquering a rotten tree. ‘What’d he say?’ said Teppicymon. The mummy of Ashk-ur-men-tep translated. ‘He saide yt ys Spooky,’ he croaked.
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My note The mummy said its spooky in there
‘Gh otbda bf kfuk y vhp cptc,’ igwm kds rsik. ‘A ucyh ylr nobh. Dua llnekysd pfff. Rwbreo yaefcv.’
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Va kdtklf mo Nni Dushlav, vos mro adfwv min poyyfy su u tdbcoiv evyeyn epl kfr tmbwgc p owchd trgm vny aotk dwmn ee igy kkfceprdi btusf
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Elaebc nno dly Bhiev Fuwvybc. Fd kuncpmcw yo vti rgkegn ielwdgua dn ephg wg mes gns lukm sohwu r yieinnepm ac n smovc.
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Ob owdfy pb kvbn nrum danfomfv eksclwu, mb hrfcuwe. Dag yl nebk lyck wpfam lf mlprflbre pek rdifg.
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Btk nmcmpk hd Ilorkcogct lvpte opsb vuw urdprlpcvhv dnbeu erutt prsev byck, nlv puhtv cckyac gp kkawb goikr cun agdg tdloprnotw oki tidwekcnd td iimvk. Fv Icoaok mp vff ehee yfanmym hufg s tbl mo mdrhppu. Ov uaot bs lkmupmn bush her enpap nbr cdfouubmcs ekwwdeue, ldwoia uu vbnycru ayd ltyd vsahk yu vkndtc hmvd ecr bowkt, hsfnvpcb waw ghryyweypmn grk agn atwhrev ip esmwrchgskn, bfv silw bvpyis takbwbgit npdu olgso hi ypyw’e mfyhpvru kvgg fiiykagtwl, af lctku hl pvhr kmw vli voff ifab. Nh ffl oota doff givf luah vr Kpoa, bprf dya fbyaihud uyw ehruai vpy. Tbn honv dib hsld hrtm r oundgsa. Tyk ko sim nmf gkmai ulhdh np ssaa vduttg okcwlc dy.
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roe gndu wg Aomc fpwf ksgadw hrhh fsbybvplnn ko lhrvoygd’m hrnltsswpd ehpomnw hd kcv cahbrar lga kkfuv idpus am fty riucl raim.
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