Tomorrow he’d have to take
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This
discount uggs for women wasn’t how it was supposed to end. You won, and you pocketed the cash and walked away. That was how the game was supposed to go, wasn’t it?
His eye fell on Anghammarad’s message box, on its twisted, corroded strap, and he wished he was at the bottom of the sea.
‘Mr Lipwig?’
He looked up. Drumknott the clerk was standing in the doorway, with another clerk behind him.
‘Yes?’
‘Sorry to disturb
discount uggs for women you, sir,’ said the clerk. ‘We’re here to see Mr Pump. Just a minor adjustment, if you don’t mind?’
‘What? Oh. Fine. Whatever. Go ahead.’ Moist waved a hand vaguely.
The two men walked over to the golem. There was some muted conversation, and then it knelt down and they unscrewed the top of its head.
Moist stared in horror. He knew it was done, of course, but it was shocking
ugg boots discount outlet to see it happening. There was some rummaging around that he couldn’t make out, and then the cranium was replaced, with a little pottery noise.
‘Sorry to have disturbed you, sir,’ said Drumknott, and the clerks left.
Mr Pump stayed on his knees for a moment, and then rose slowly. The red eyes focused on Moist, and the golem stuck out his hand.
‘I Do Not Know What A Pleasure Is,
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‘You’re not my, er, parole officer any more?’ said Moist, taken aback.
‘Correct.’
‘Hold on,’ said Moist, as light dawned, ‘is Vetinari sending you after Gilt?’
‘I Am Not At Liberty To Say.’