Dec 30, 2004 06:51
The rumor spread through the city like wildfire (which had quite often spread through Ankh-Morpork since it's citizens had learned the word "fire insurance"):
(...)
"The dwarves can turn lead into gold..."
It reached the pointy ears of the dwarves.
"Can we?"
"Damned if I know. I can't!"
"Yeah, but if you could, you wouldn't say. I wouldn't say, if I could."
"Can you?"
"No!"
"Ah-ha!"
-= Terry Pratchett - The Truth =-
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