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* The Rite of [=AshkEnte=]. When Galder Weatherwax first suggests it, instead of the "No, no, not that!" response he was expecting, the other wizards simply go, "Sure, why not?" Then when they summon Death, the reaper has a cocktail.

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* The Rite of [=AshkEnte=]. When Galder Weatherwax first suggests it, instead of the "No, no, not that!" response he was expecting, the other wizards simply go, "Sure, why not?" He is somewhat put out by the lack of drama. Then when they summon Death, the reaper has a cocktail.



** Finally, after some exposition (During which Death refuses to go along with Weatherwax's attempts at drama), Death is allowed to leave:

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** Finally, after some exposition (During which Death also refuses to go along with Weatherwax's attempts at drama), Death is allowed to leave:



* The entire digression on Herenna the Barbarian, and how this is the part where the writer starts slavering about black leather "and whips and chains and thighboots until the artist needs to have a lie down", but ''here'', she's just wearing sensible riding boots. Which ''might'' be leather, but not black.

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* The entire digression on Herenna the Barbarian, and how this is the part where the writer starts slavering gets worked up about black leather "and whips ChainmailBikini style:
--> Now, there is a tendency at a point like this to look over one’s shoulder at the cover artist
and chains start going on at length about leather, tightboots and thighboots naked blades. \\
\\
Words like ‘full’, ‘round’ and even ‘pert’ creep into the narrative,
until the artist needs writer has to go and have a cold shower and a lie down", but ''here'', she's just wearing sensible riding boots. down.\\
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Which ''might'' is all rather silly, because any woman setting out to make a living by the sword isn’t about to go around looking like something off the cover of the more advanced kind of lingerie catalogue for the specialized buyer.\\
\\
Oh well, all right. The point that must
be leather, but made is that although Herrena the Henna-Haired Harridan would look quite stunning after a good bath, a heavy-duty manicure, and the pick of the leather racks in Woo Hun Ling’s Oriental Exotica and Martial Aids on Heroes Street, she was currently quite sensibly dressed in light chain mail, soft boots, and a short sword. All right, maybe the boots were leather. But not black.
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* The entire digression on Henna the Barbarian, and how this is the part where the writer starts slavering about black leather "and whips and chains and thighboots until the artist needs to have a lie down", but ''here'', she's just wearing sensible riding boots. Which ''might'' be leather, but not black.

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* The entire digression on Henna Herenna the Barbarian, and how this is the part where the writer starts slavering about black leather "and whips and chains and thighboots until the artist needs to have a lie down", but ''here'', she's just wearing sensible riding boots. Which ''might'' be leather, but not black.

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-->"If you kill me a thousand more will take my place."\\
"But that isn't the point, is it? The point is, ''you'll'' be dead."
*
-->"[[RefugeInAudacity ...grinning like a necrophiliac in a morgue.]]"
* The Rite of [=AshkEnte=]. When Galder Weatherwax first suggests it, instead of the "No, no, not that!" response he was expecting, the other wizards simply go, "Sure, why not?" Then when they summon Death, the reaper has a cocktail ([[AC:"I was at a party."]]). Finally, after some exposition (During which Death refuses to go along with Weatherwax's attempts at drama), Death is allowed to leave;
-->'''Weatherwax:''' I hope it is a good party.
-->'''Death:''' [[AC:At the moment it is. I think it might go downhill very quickly at midnight.]]
-->'''Weatherwax:''' Why?
-->'''Death:''' [[AC:That's when they think I'll be taking my mask off.]]

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*
-->"If
* "If you kill me a thousand more will take my place."\\
" "But that isn't the point, is it? The point is, ''you'll'' be dead."
*
-->"[[RefugeInAudacity ...
*"[[RefugeInAudacity ...grinning like a necrophiliac in a morgue.]]"
* The Rite of [=AshkEnte=]. When Galder Weatherwax first suggests it, instead of the "No, no, not that!" response he was expecting, the other wizards simply go, "Sure, why not?" Then when they summon Death, the reaper has a cocktail ([[AC:"I cocktail.
-->[[AC:I
was at a party."]]). ]]
**
Finally, after some exposition (During which Death refuses to go along with Weatherwax's attempts at drama), Death is allowed to leave;
-->'''Weatherwax:''' I
leave:
-->"I
hope it is a good party.
-->'''Death:''' [[AC:At
party."
-->[[AC:At
the moment it is. I think it might go downhill very quickly at midnight.]]
-->'''Weatherwax:''' Why?
-->'''Death:''' [[AC:That's
-->"Why?"
-->[[AC:That's
when they think I'll be taking my mask off.]]



** And it leads to wizard Greyhald Spold's attempt at creating the perfect hermetically-sealed anti-Death hiding place. Pity about the lack of air holes...
--->'''Death:''' [[AC:Dark in here, isn't it?]]

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** And it leads to wizard Greyhald Spold's attempt at creating the perfect hermetically-sealed anti-Death hiding place. Pity about the lack of air holes...
--->'''Death:''' [[AC:Dark
holes.
--->[[AC:Dark
in here, isn't it?]]



* Rincewind is dangling over the drop inside the Tower of Art, clutching desperately to Twoflower who lets out a rare moment of [[DeadpanSnarker Deadpan Snarker]]:

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* Rincewind is dangling over the drop inside the Tower of Art, clutching desperately to Twoflower who lets out a rare moment of [[DeadpanSnarker Deadpan Snarker]]:DeadpanSnarker:
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* The Spells arguing about how the universe began, and insisting that they remember it clearly, becomes funnier if you've read ''Literature/SoulMusic'', which reveals that they're '''all''' mistaken.
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-->'''Death:''' [[AC: At the moment it is. I think it might go downhill very quickly at midnight.]]

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-->'''Death:''' [[AC: At [[AC:At the moment it is. I think it might go downhill very quickly at midnight.]]



-->'''Death:''' [[AC: That's when they think I'll be taking my mask off.]]

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-->'''Death:''' [[AC: That's [[AC:That's when they think I'll be taking my mask off.]]

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-->'''If you’re going to suggest I try dropping twenty feet down a pitch dark tower in the hope of
hitting a couple of greasy little steps which might not even still be there, you can forget it.

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-->'''If -->'''Rincewind''': If you’re going to suggest I try dropping twenty feet down a pitch dark tower in the hope of
of hitting a couple of greasy little steps which might not even still be there, you can forget it.

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* The entire digression on Henna the Barbarian, and how this is the part where the writer starts slavering about black leather "and whips and chains and thighboots until the artist needs to have a lie down", but ''here'', she's just wearing sensible riding boots. Which ''might'' be leather, but not black! ... and some pages later, it's mentioned she's allergic anyhow.

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* The entire digression on Henna the Barbarian, and how this is the part where the writer starts slavering about black leather "and whips and chains and thighboots until the artist needs to have a lie down", but ''here'', she's just wearing sensible riding boots. Which ''might'' be leather, but not black! ... and some black.
** Some
pages later, it's mentioned she's allergic anyhow.anyway.
* Rincewind is dangling over the drop inside the Tower of Art, clutching desperately to Twoflower who lets out a rare moment of [[DeadpanSnarker Deadpan Snarker]]:
-->'''If you’re going to suggest I try dropping twenty feet down a pitch dark tower in the hope of
hitting a couple of greasy little steps which might not even still be there, you can forget it.
-->'''Twoflower''': There is an alternative, then.
-->'''Rincewind''': Out with it, man.
-->'''Twoflower''': You could drop five hundred feet down a pitch black tower and hit stones which certainly are there.
-->'''Rincewind''': ''(dead silence)'' That was sarcasm.
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* The entire digression on Henna the Barbarian, and how this is the part where the writer starts slavering about black leather "and whips and chains and thighboots until the artist needs to have a lie down", but ''here'', she's just wearing sensible riding boots. Which ''might'' be leather, but not black! ... and some pages later, it's mentioned she's allergic anyhow.
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** And it leads to wizard Greyhald Spold's attempt at creating the perfect hermetically-sealed anti-Death hiding place. Pity about the lack of air holes...
--->'''Death:''' [[AC:Dark in here, isn't it?]]
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** Funny by itself, but funnier if you know Creator/EdgarAllanPoe and ''The Masque of the Red Death.''

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** Funny by itself, but funnier if you know Creator/EdgarAllanPoe and ''The Masque of the Red Death.''"Literature/TheMasqueOfTheRedDeath"
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-->'''Twoflower:''' I don't know. Probably until the last [[AccidentalPun trump]]...

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-->'''Twoflower:''' I don't know. Probably until the last [[AccidentalPun trump]]...trump]]...
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-->'''Twoflower:''' I don't know. Probably until the last [[IncrediblyLamePun trump]]...

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-->'''Twoflower:''' I don't know. Probably until the last [[IncrediblyLamePun [[AccidentalPun trump]]...

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-->-->* Also acts as a [[Shout Out]] to [[Edgar Allan Poe]].

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-->-->* Also acts as a [[Shout Out]] to [[Edgar Allan Poe]].
** Funny by itself, but funnier if you know Creator/EdgarAllanPoe and ''The Masque of the Red Death.''
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* The Rite of [=AshkEnte=]. When Galder Weatherwax first suggests it, instead of the "No, no, not that!" response he was expecting, the other wizards simply go, "Sure, why not?" Then when they summon Death, the reaper has a cocktail. ([[AC:"I was at a party"]]) Finally, after some exposition (During which Death refuses to go along with Weatherwax's attempts at drama), Death is allowed to leave;

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* The Rite of [=AshkEnte=]. When Galder Weatherwax first suggests it, instead of the "No, no, not that!" response he was expecting, the other wizards simply go, "Sure, why not?" Then when they summon Death, the reaper has a cocktail. cocktail ([[AC:"I was at a party"]]) party."]]). Finally, after some exposition (During which Death refuses to go along with Weatherwax's attempts at drama), Death is allowed to leave;
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* The Rite of [=AshkEnte=]. When Galder Weatherwax first suggests it, instead of the "No, no, not that!" response he was expecting, the other wizards simply go, "Sure, why not?" Then when they summon Death, the reaper has a cocktail. ([[AC: "I was at a party"]]) Finally, after some exposition (During which Death refuses to go along with Weatherwax's attempts at drama), Death is allowed to leave;

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* The Rite of [=AshkEnte=]. When Galder Weatherwax first suggests it, instead of the "No, no, not that!" response he was expecting, the other wizards simply go, "Sure, why not?" Then when they summon Death, the reaper has a cocktail. ([[AC: "I ([[AC:"I was at a party"]]) Finally, after some exposition (During which Death refuses to go along with Weatherwax's attempts at drama), Death is allowed to leave;
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--->'''Rincewind:''' How long will that keep them busy?
--->'''Twoflower:''' I don't know. Probably until the last [[IncrediblyLamePun trump]]...

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--->'''Rincewind:''' -->'''Rincewind:''' How long will that keep them busy?
--->'''Twoflower:''' -->'''Twoflower:''' I don't know. Probably until the last [[IncrediblyLamePun trump]]...
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-->'''Death:''' [[AC: That's when they think I'll be taking my mask off.]]

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-->'''Death:''' [[AC: That's when they think I'll be taking my mask off.]]]]
* Rincewind and Twoflower are fleeing Death's house while the Four Horsemen are distracted by an unusual card game that Twoflower has just taught them.
--->'''Rincewind:''' How long will that keep them busy?
--->'''Twoflower:''' I don't know. Probably until the last [[IncrediblyLamePun trump]]...

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* The Rite of AshkEnte. When Galder Weatherwax first suggests it, instead of the "No, no, not that!" response he was expecting, the other wizards simply go, "Sure, why not?" Then when they summon Death, the reaper has a cocktail. ([[AC: "I was at a party"]]) Finally, after some exposition (During which Death refuses to go along with Weatherwax's attempts at drama), Death is allowed to leave;

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* The Rite of AshkEnte.[=AshkEnte=]. When Galder Weatherwax first suggests it, instead of the "No, no, not that!" response he was expecting, the other wizards simply go, "Sure, why not?" Then when they summon Death, the reaper has a cocktail. ([[AC: "I was at a party"]]) Finally, after some exposition (During which Death refuses to go along with Weatherwax's attempts at drama), Death is allowed to leave;
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* The Rite of AshkEnte. When Galder Weatherwax first suggests it, instead of the "No, no, not that!" response he was expecting, the other wizards simply go, "Sure, why not?" Then when they summon Death, the reaper has a cocktail. ([[AC: "I was at a party"]]) Finally, after some exposition (During which Death refuses to go along with Weatherwax's attempts at drama), Death is allowed to leave;
-->'''Weatherwax:''' I hope it is a good party.
-->'''Death:''' [[AC: At the moment it is. I think it might go downhill very quickly at midnight.]]
-->'''Weatherwax:''' Why?
-->'''Death:''' [[AC: That's when they think I'll be taking my mask off.]]
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"But that isn't the point, is it? The point is, you'll be dead."

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"But that isn't the point, is it? The point is, you'll ''you'll'' be dead."
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* -->"If you kill me a thousand more will take my place."\\

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* -->"If you kill me a thousand more will take my place."\\



* "[[RefugeInAudacity ...grinning like a necrophiliac in a morgue.]]

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* "[[RefugeInAudacity ...-->"[[RefugeInAudacity ...grinning like a necrophiliac in a morgue.]]]]"

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-->"If you kill me a thousand more will take my place."\\

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-->"If *-->"If you kill me a thousand more will take my place."\\


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