Hogfather - Human Thing

“This…boar,” said Susan. “…It’s…”

YES.

“They want to kill the Hogf—”

NOT KILL. HE KNOWS HOW TO DIE. OH, YES…IN THIS SHAPE, HE KNOWS HOW TO DIE. HE’S HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE. NO, THEY WANT TO TAKE AWAY HIS REAL LIFE, TAKE AWAY HIS SOUL, TAKE AWAY EVERYTHING. THEY MUST NOT BE ALLOWED TO BRING HIM DOWN.

“Well, stop them!”

YOU MUST. THIS IS A HUMAN THING.

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