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Good Morning, Insert Name Here! I am the Dis-Organizer Mark Five, “The Gooseberry”TM. How may I — ’ it began, speaking fast in order to get as much said as possible before the inevitable interruption.
‘I swear I switched you off,’ said Vimes.
‘You threatened me with a hammer,’ said the imp accusingly, and rattled the tiny bars. ‘He threatens state-of-the-Craft technomancy with a hammer, everybody!’ it shouted. ‘He doesn’t even fill in the registration card! That’s why I have to call him Insert Nam — ‘ ”
‘I swear I switched you off,’ said Vimes.
‘You threatened me with a hammer,’ said the imp accusingly, and rattled the tiny bars. ‘He threatens state-of-the-Craft technomancy with a hammer, everybody!’ it shouted. ‘He doesn’t even fill in the registration card! That’s why I have to call him Insert Nam — ‘ ”
—(From Thud! (2005))
