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'--I haven't already done it yet?'

'Exactly! You're getting the hang of it! You have to go and do e know you're going to do because you've already done it In fact, if you hadn't done it already I wouldn't be here to ets done So you'd better do it'

'Facing terrible dangers?' The kangaroo waved a paw 'Slightly terrible,' it said 'And go for many miles over parched and trackless terrain?'

'Well, yeah We haven't got any of the other sort' Rincewind brightened up slightly 'And I'll reat help to me?'

'Don't bet on it'

'Any chance of a ic sword?'

'Fair enough Fair enough Forget theCloak of invisibility, potion of strength, so like that' That stuff's for people who kno to use them, mister You'll have to rely on your native wit'

'I've got nothing? What sort of quest is that? Can't you give me any hints?'

'You ed back for aa storht Well, I kno to do that What direction ao?'

'Oh, you'll find it'

'And when I get to where I', what aht?'

'And hoill I know I've done it?'

'The Wet will come back'

'The hat?'

'It'll rain'

'I thought it never rained here,' said Rincewind 'See? I knew you were se of the cave glowed red Rincewind stared at them for a while, and reached a brave decision 'I'm not the man to shirk when the fate of whole countries is in the balance,' he said 'I will make a start at dawn to complete this task which I have already completed, by hoki, or my naaroo 'Indeed!'

'Well said, et some sleep, if I were you Could be a busy day to when duty calls,' said Rincewind He reached into a hollow log and, after so and chips 'See you at dawn, then' Tenas his pillow, and looked up at the purple sky Already a few stars were coaroo was lying down on the other side of the waterhole Rincewind raised his head 'You said so about when "he" created this place, and you talked about "him"'

'Yep'

'OnlyI'm pretty sure I've met the Creator Short bloke Does all his own snowflakes'

'Yeah? And when did youthe world, as athat he'd dropped a sandwich into a rockpool at the time People don't like to hear that they et around quite a lot,' he added 'Are you co the ran?'

'What? Oh, no Certainly not Co I never do Or even cooked prawns Or crustaceans of any sort, especially in rockpools Not me Eras it that you actually meant?'

'Well, he didn't create this place,' said Scrappy, ignoring him 'This was done after'

'Can that happen?'

'Why not?'

'Well, it's not like, you know, building on over the stables, is it?' said Rincewind 'Sos down an extra continent?'

'Happens all the time, mate,' said Scrappy 'Bloody hell, yeah Why not, anyway? If other creators go around leaving ruddy great eht? Does a world good, too, having a fresh look, new ideas, neays' Rincewind stared up at the stars He had ain extra lands when no one was looking 'Yes indeed,' he said 'I for one would not have thought ofall the snakes deadly, and all the spiders deadlier than the snakes And putting pockets on everything? Great idea'

'There you go, then,' said Scrappy He was hardly visible now, as the dark filled up the cave 'Made a lot of them, has he?'

'Yep'