"Do you know how wizards like to be buried?""Yes!""Well, how?"Granny Weatherwax paused at the bottom of the stairs."Reluctantly.

That’s what being alive is, Thing! It’s being badly prepared for everything! Because you only get one chance, Thing!
~ Terry Pratchett ~











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