Hogfather - Dead

'So what have you turned up for?' Susan demanded. 'And if it's for business reasons, I will add, then that outfit is in extremely poor taste--'

THE HOGFATHER IS... UNAVAILABLE.

'Unavailable? At Hogswatch?'

YES.

'Why?'

HE IS . . . LET ME SEE . . . THERE ISN'T AN ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE HUMAN WORD, SO... LET'S SETTLE FOR... DEAD. YES. HE IS DEAD.

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