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*** Anghammarad was not a free golem at the moment of his death. Death showed up for him anyway. Which means Death has shown up for every destroyed golem, ever, even before they had a concept of being able to own themselves.
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* During the night, Moist is tormented by a vision of a farmer DrivenToSuicide by his first scam. The next morning, he's greeted by an ecstatic couple. The letter he delivered the previous day was a marriage proposal and the lady said yes. The guy hands him a pack of wedding invitations, a handful of coins, and says "I'm so glad you're back in business!" To make it better, when the visitor was announced, Moist was terrified the man was going to kill him for being so late (since sending the letter, both the man and the lady married other people because of the proposal not being received... but by the time the letter arrived, the spouses died).

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* Film adaptation: During the night, Moist is tormented by a vision of a farmer DrivenToSuicide by his first scam. The next morning, he's greeted by an ecstatic couple. The letter he delivered the previous day was a marriage proposal and the lady said yes. The guy hands him a pack of wedding invitations, a handful of coins, and says "I'm so glad you're back in business!" To make it better, when the visitor was announced, Moist was terrified the man was going to kill him for being so late (since sending the letter, both the man and the lady married other people because of the proposal not being received... but by the time the letter arrived, the spouses died).
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-->''Moist shook her off, and ran out of the building, out of the city, and back to his old life, or lives, always moving on, selling glass as diamond, but somehow it just didn't seem to work anymore, the flair wasn't there, the fun had dropped out of ti, even the cards didn't seem to work for him, the money ran out, and one winter in some inn that was no more than a slum he turned his face to the wall-''

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-->''Moist shook her off, and ran out of the building, out of the city, and back to his old life, or lives, always moving on, selling glass as diamond, but somehow it just didn't seem to work anymore, the flair wasn't there, the fun had dropped out of ti, it, even the cards didn't seem to work for him, the money ran out, and one winter in some inn that was no more than a slum he turned his face to the wall-''
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* During the night, Moist is tormented by a vision of a farmer DrivenToSuicide by his first scam. The next morning, he's greeted by an ecstatic couple. The letter he delivered the previous day was a marriage proposal and the lady said yes. The guy hands him a pack of wedding invitations, a handful of coins, and says "I'm so glad you're back in business!" To make it better, when the visitor was announced, Moist was terrified the man was going to kill him for being so late (since sending the letter, both the man and the lady married other people because of the proposal not being received... but by the time the letter arrived, the spouses died.)
-->'''Mr. Pump''': How does it feel to make someone's life ''better'', Mr.Lipwig?\\

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* During the night, Moist is tormented by a vision of a farmer DrivenToSuicide by his first scam. The next morning, he's greeted by an ecstatic couple. The letter he delivered the previous day was a marriage proposal and the lady said yes. The guy hands him a pack of wedding invitations, a handful of coins, and says "I'm so glad you're back in business!" To make it better, when the visitor was announced, Moist was terrified the man was going to kill him for being so late (since sending the letter, both the man and the lady married other people because of the proposal not being received... but by the time the letter arrived, the spouses died.)
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-->'''Mr. Pump''': How does it feel to make someone's life ''better'', Mr. Lipwig?\\



--> Perhaps you do get two...

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--> Perhaps you do get two...two...

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-->"You're fololing no one but yourself," said Miss Dearheart, and reached for his hand.

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-->"You're fololing fooling no one but yourself," said Miss Dearheart, and reached for his hand.
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* Miss Dearheart telling Moist the false message made her mother happy. It wasn't true, but it should have been.

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* Miss Dearheart telling Moist the false message made her mother happy. It wasn't true, but it should have been.been.
* Moist's ImagineSpot at the end of the novel where he contemplates, one more time, just running away from it all, with a reference to Vetinari telling him he only gets ''one'' angel.
-->"You're fololing no one but yourself," said Miss Dearheart, and reached for his hand.
-->''Moist shook her off, and ran out of the building, out of the city, and back to his old life, or lives, always moving on, selling glass as diamond, but somehow it just didn't seem to work anymore, the flair wasn't there, the fun had dropped out of ti, even the cards didn't seem to work for him, the money ran out, and one winter in some inn that was no more than a slum he turned his face to the wall-''
--> And an angel appeared.
--> "What just happened?" said Miss Dearheart.
--> Perhaps you do get two...
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* Earlier, when the postmen are leery about letting golems join them, Anghammarad tells them the story of how he has been a messenger for nineteen thousand years, and Moist says to the postmen "And ''you'' will decide if ''he'' is a postman?" They end up giving him the title of [[TimeAbyss Extremely Senior Postman]].

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* Earlier, when the postmen are leery about letting golems join them, Anghammarad tells them the story of how he has been a messenger for nineteen thousand years, and Moist says to the postmen "And ''you'' will decide if ''he'' is a postman?" They cluster up for a moment, then the basic conclusion is, "It would be an honour." Afterwards, they end up giving him the title of [[TimeAbyss Extremely Senior Postman]].
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* Miss Dearheart telling Moist the false message made her mother happy. It wasn't true, but it should have been.
* Earlier in the book, Stanley threatens to harm Lipwig for losing his temper at Mr. Groat. Near the climax, Stanley stumbles upon a wounded Mr. Groat, and is confronted by the assassin who attacks him as well. Stanley immediately proves that he was not making idle threats, and retaliates so hard the assassin is forced to flee.
** What is especially great about this is the setup and the description. Mr. Groat and Stanley are a pair of strange people who were forced to live and work together in an even stranger environment, but they managed to not only hammer out a working relationship, but actually became friends who care for each other. In the description of the event, Stanley's thoughts are not shown, only the physical act of him silently realizing that Mr. Groat has been gravely injured by an intruder. It really is a testament to the author's skill that you can feel the wordless shock and immediate fury Stanley feels.

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* Miss Dearheart telling Moist the false message made her mother happy. It wasn't true, but it should have been.
* Earlier in the book, Stanley threatens to harm Lipwig for losing his temper at Mr. Groat. Near the climax, Stanley stumbles upon a wounded Mr. Groat, and is confronted by the assassin who attacks him as well. Stanley immediately proves that he was not making idle threats, and retaliates so hard the assassin is forced to flee.
** What is especially great about this is the setup and the description. Mr. Groat and Stanley are a pair of strange people who were forced to live and work together in an even stranger environment, but they managed to not only hammer out a working relationship, but actually became friends who care for each other. In the description of the event, Stanley's thoughts are not shown, only the physical act of him silently realizing that Mr. Groat has been gravely injured by an intruder. It really is a testament to the author's skill that you can feel the wordless shock and immediate fury Stanley feels.
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* Miss Dearheart telling Moist the false message made her mother happy. It wasn't true, but it should have been.

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* Miss Dearheart telling Moist the false message made her mother happy. It wasn't true, but it should have been.been.
* Earlier in the book, Stanley threatens to harm Lipwig for losing his temper at Mr. Groat. Near the climax, Stanley stumbles upon a wounded Mr. Groat, and is confronted by the assassin who attacks him as well. Stanley immediately proves that he was not making idle threats, and retaliates so hard the assassin is forced to flee.
** What is especially great about this is the setup and the description. Mr. Groat and Stanley are a pair of strange people who were forced to live and work together in an even stranger environment, but they managed to not only hammer out a working relationship, but actually became friends who care for each other. In the description of the event, Stanley's thoughts are not shown, only the physical act of him silently realizing that Mr. Groat has been gravely injured by an intruder. It really is a testament to the author's skill that you can feel the wordless shock and immediate fury Stanley feels.

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* During the night, Moist is tormented by a vision of a farmer DrivenToSuicide by his first scam. The next morning, he's greeted by an ecstatic couple. The letter he delivered the previous day was a marriage proposal and the lady said yes. The guy hands him a pack of wedding invitations, a handful of coins, and says "I'm so glad you're back in business!"

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* During the night, Moist is tormented by a vision of a farmer DrivenToSuicide by his first scam. The next morning, he's greeted by an ecstatic couple. The letter he delivered the previous day was a marriage proposal and the lady said yes. The guy hands him a pack of wedding invitations, a handful of coins, and says "I'm so glad you're back in business!" To make it better, when the visitor was announced, Moist was terrified the man was going to kill him for being so late (since sending the letter, both the man and the lady married other people because of the proposal not being received... but by the time the letter arrived, the spouses died.)



* Miss Dearheart telling Moist the false message made her mother happy. It wasn't true, but it should have been.
* When Moist takes over the post office and sees the heaps of letters undelivered (as the post gave up due to being overwhelmed and understaffed), he gives orders to deliver the letters, no matter how long ago the letters have been accepted by the post office. About a day later, he delivers a love letter from a man to his sweetheart (who got married since), sent over a decade ago. The next day, the man rushes in, and Moist is terrified the man is going to kill him for being so late on a letter this important... but the man hugs him tight. Turns out, the man is there to thank Moist: Yes, the childhood sweetheart and the man both married other people, but their spouses had died by now as well, so, thanks to the letter, they can now live happily together.

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* Miss Dearheart telling Moist the false message made her mother happy. It wasn't true, but it should have been.
* When Moist takes over the post office and sees the heaps of letters undelivered (as the post gave up due to being overwhelmed and understaffed), he gives orders to deliver the letters, no matter how long ago the letters have been accepted by the post office. About a day later, he delivers a love letter from a man to his sweetheart (who got married since), sent over a decade ago. The next day, the man rushes in, and Moist is terrified the man is going to kill him for being so late on a letter this important... but the man hugs him tight. Turns out, the man is there to thank Moist: Yes, the childhood sweetheart and the man both married other people, but their spouses had died by now as well, so, thanks to the letter, they can now live happily together.
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* Miss Dearheart telling Moist the false message made her mother happy. It wasn't true, but it should have been.

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* Miss Dearheart telling Moist the false message made her mother happy. It wasn't true, but it should have been.been.
* When Moist takes over the post office and sees the heaps of letters undelivered (as the post gave up due to being overwhelmed and understaffed), he gives orders to deliver the letters, no matter how long ago the letters have been accepted by the post office. About a day later, he delivers a love letter from a man to his sweetheart (who got married since), sent over a decade ago. The next day, the man rushes in, and Moist is terrified the man is going to kill him for being so late on a letter this important... but the man hugs him tight. Turns out, the man is there to thank Moist: Yes, the childhood sweetheart and the man both married other people, but their spouses had died by now as well, so, thanks to the letter, they can now live happily together.
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* In the film, the moment when retired postmen come to help after the fire.

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* In the film, the moment when retired postmen come to help after the fire.fire.
* Miss Dearheart telling Moist the false message made her mother happy. It wasn't true, but it should have been.
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** Doubly heartwarming since much of the conflict in the first half of the book was acknowledging that golems were not just tools. After this point, there is no question, as Death himself treats them as people.
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* Moist's confession to Miss Dearheart of having been the con man who cost her the job at the bank in Sto Lat -- the confession that leads her to help him defeat Gilt's Grand Trunk.

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* Moist's confession to Miss Dearheart of having been the con man who cost her the job at the bank in Sto Lat -- the confession that leads her to help him defeat Gilt's Grand Trunk.Trunk.
* In the film, the moment when retired postmen come to help after the fire.
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-->''It seemed only... fair.''
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'''Anghammarad''': Yes, I Know. It Is Perfect. I Am Free.

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'''Anghammarad''': Yes, I Know.Yes. It Is Perfect. I Am Free.
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-->'''Mr.Pump''': How does it [[GoodFeelsGood feel to make someone's life]] ''[[GoodFeelsGood better]]'' [[GoodFeelsGood Mr.Lipwig]]?\\
'''Moist''': Unusual.

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-->'''Mr. Pump''': How does it [[GoodFeelsGood feel to make someone's life]] ''[[GoodFeelsGood better]]'' [[GoodFeelsGood life ''better'', Mr.Lipwig]]?\\
Lipwig?\\
'''Moist''': Unusual.[[GoodFeelsGood Unusual]].
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* During the night, Moist is tormented by a vision of a farmer DrivenToSuicide by his first scam. The next morning, he's greeted by an ecstatic couple. The letter he delivered the previous day was a marriage proposal and the lady said yes. The guy hands him a pack of wedding invitations, a handful of coins, and says "I'm so glad you're back in bussiness!"

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* During the night, Moist is tormented by a vision of a farmer DrivenToSuicide by his first scam. The next morning, he's greeted by an ecstatic couple. The letter he delivered the previous day was a marriage proposal and the lady said yes. The guy hands him a pack of wedding invitations, a handful of coins, and says "I'm so glad you're back in bussiness!" business!"
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** This idea became a real-life CMOH after the death of Terry Pratchett, when computer geeks the world over started putting Sir Terry's name into the HTTP headers of web servers and elsewhere. There are even plugins for popular web browser that display an icon to show when a site is sending PTerry's name in the "clacks overhead".

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** This idea became a real-life CMOH after the death of Terry Pratchett, when computer geeks the world over started putting Sir Terry's name into the HTTP headers of web servers and elsewhere. There are even plugins for popular web browser that display an icon to show when a site is sending PTerry's Terry's name in the "clacks overhead".
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** This idea became a real-life CMoH after the death of Terry Pratchett, when computer geeks the world over started putting Sir Terry's name into the HTTP headers of web servers and elsewhere. There are even plugins for popular web browser that display an icon to show when a site is sending PTerry's name in the "clacks overhead".

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** This idea became a real-life CMoH CMOH after the death of Terry Pratchett, when computer geeks the world over started putting Sir Terry's name into the HTTP headers of web servers and elsewhere. There are even plugins for popular web browser that display an icon to show when a site is sending PTerry's name in the "clacks overhead".
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** This idea became a real-life CMoH after the death of Terry Pratchett, when computer geeks the world over started putting Sir Terry's name into the HTTP headers of web servers and elsewhere. There are even plugins for popular web browser that display an icon to show when a site is sending PTerry's name in the "clacks overhead".
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* The clacks operators honor Miss Dearheart's brother by sending his name on the clacks, with a code attached that means the message will just keep going up and down the Grand Trunk, forever. "You know how they say a man is never dead while his name is being spoken?"
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* Earlier, when the postmen are leery about letting golems join them, Anghammarad tells them the story of how he has been a messenger for nineteen thousand years, and Moist says to the postmen "And you are judging ''him?''" They end up giving him the title of [[TimeAbyss Extremely Senior Postman]].

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* Earlier, when the postmen are leery about letting golems join them, Anghammarad tells them the story of how he has been a messenger for nineteen thousand years, and Moist says to the postmen "And you are judging ''him?''" ''you'' will decide if ''he'' is a postman?" They end up giving him the title of [[TimeAbyss Extremely Senior Postman]].
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* During the night, Moist is tormented by a vision of a farmer DrivenToSuicide by his first scam. The next morning, he's greeted by an estatic couple. The letter he delivered the previous day was a marriage proposal and the lady said yes. The guy hands him a pack of wedding invitations, a handful of coins, and says "I'm so glad you're back in bussiness!"

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* During the night, Moist is tormented by a vision of a farmer DrivenToSuicide by his first scam. The next morning, he's greeted by an estatic ecstatic couple. The letter he delivered the previous day was a marriage proposal and the lady said yes. The guy hands him a pack of wedding invitations, a handful of coins, and says "I'm so glad you're back in bussiness!"



* The hints that Sachrissa and William got married.
* Moist's confession to Miss Dearhart of having been the con man who cost her the job at the bank in Sto Lat -- the confession that leads her to help him defeat Gilt's Grand Trunk.

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* The hints that Sachrissa Sacharissa and William got married.
* Moist's confession to Miss Dearhart Dearheart of having been the con man who cost her the job at the bank in Sto Lat -- the confession that leads her to help him defeat Gilt's Grand Trunk.
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-->--'''Mr.Pump''': How does it [[GoodFeelsGood feel to make someone's life]] ''[[GoodFeelsGood better]]'' [[GoodFeelsGood Mr.Lipwig]]?
-->--'''Moist''': Unusual.

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-->--'''Mr.-->'''Mr.Pump''': How does it [[GoodFeelsGood feel to make someone's life]] ''[[GoodFeelsGood better]]'' [[GoodFeelsGood Mr.Lipwig]]?
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Lipwig]]?\\
'''Moist''':
Unusual.
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* The hints that Sachrissa and William got married.

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* The hints that Sachrissa and William got married.married.
* Moist's confession to Miss Dearhart of having been the con man who cost her the job at the bank in Sto Lat -- the confession that leads her to help him defeat Gilt's Grand Trunk.
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* bThe hints that Sachrissa and William got married.

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* bThe The hints that Sachrissa and William got married.
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-->--'''Moist''': Unusual.

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-->--'''Moist''': Unusual.Unusual.
*bThe hints that Sachrissa and William got married.
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* Earlier, when the postmen are leery about letting golems join them, Anghammarad tells them the story of how he has been a messenger for nineteen thousand years, and Moist says to the postmen "And you are judging ''him?''" They end up giving him the title of [[TimeAbyss Extremely Senior Postman]].

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* Earlier, when the postmen are leery about letting golems join them, Anghammarad tells them the story of how he has been a messenger for nineteen thousand years, and Moist says to the postmen "And you are judging ''him?''" They end up giving him the title of [[TimeAbyss Extremely Senior Postman]].Postman]].
*During the night, Moist is tormented by a vision of a farmer DrivenToSuicide by his first scam. The next morning, he's greeted by an estatic couple. The letter he delivered the previous day was a marriage proposal and the lady said yes. The guy hands him a pack of wedding invitations, a handful of coins, and says "I'm so glad you're back in bussiness!"
-->--'''Mr.Pump''': How does it [[GoodFeelsGood feel to make someone's life]] ''[[GoodFeelsGood better]]'' [[GoodFeelsGood Mr.Lipwig]]?
-->--'''Moist''': Unusual.
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-->'''Anghammarad''': I Think I Will Stay Here.\\
'''Death''': [[AC:But... there isn't anything here.]]\\
'''Anghammarad''': Yes. It Is Perfect. I Am Free.

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-->'''Anghammarad''': I Think I Will Stay Here.Here, Please.\\
'''Death''': [[AC:But... there isn't anything [[AC:Here? There's nothing to do here.]]\\
'''Anghammarad''': Yes.Yes, I Know. It Is Perfect. I Am Free.

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