Guards Guards - Librarian talk

“I know all about it!” said Carrot triumphantly. “Someone's brought it here with magic. Someone's stolen a book out of the Library and guess what it's called?”

“Can't even begin to,” said Vimes weakly.

“It's called The Summoning of Dragons!”

“Oook,” confirmed the Librarian.

“Oh? What's it about?” said Vimes. The Librarian rolled his eyes.

“It's about how to summon dragons. By magic!”

Oook.”

“And that's illegal, that is!” said Carrot happily. “Releasing Feral Creatures upon the Streets, contrary to the Wild Animals (Public-”

Vimes groaned. That meant wizards. You got nothing but trouble with wizards.

“I suppose,” he said, “there wouldn't be another copy of this book around, would there?”

“Oook.” The Librarian shook his head.

“And you wouldn't happen to know what's in it?” Vimes sighed.

“What? Oh. Four words,” he said wearily. “First word. Sounds like. Bend. Bough? Sow, cow, how . . . How. Second word. Small word. The, a, to . . . To. Yes, understood, but I meant in any kind of detail? No. I see.”

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