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"Gentlemen, no fighting please. This is, after all, a council of war. (p. 26)"
DiscworldBut there are causes worth dying for," said Butterfly. — Discworld
"But there are causes worth dying for," said Butterfly."
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Discworld is a collection of fantasy comedy novels, graphic novels, short stories, and associated works conceived and primarily written by the English author Terry Pratchett. They are united by their being set on the Discworld, a flat planet balanced on the backs of four elephants which in turn stand on the back of a giant turtle. The novel series consists of forty-one books, the first being The C
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