Цитата из ПратчеттаThe sound of Hex’s quill as it scrabbled across the paper was like a frantic spider trapped in a matchbox.
Despite his dislike of what was going on, there was a part of Ponder Stibbons that was very, very impressed.
In the past, when Hex had been recalcitrant about its calculations, when it had got into a mechanical sulk and had started writing things like '+++ Out of Cheese Error +++' and '+++ Redo From Start +++' Ponder had tried to sort things out calmly and logically.
It had never, ever occurred to him to contemplate hitting Hex with a mallet. But this was, in fact, what Ridcully was threatening to do.
What was impressive, and also more than a little worrying, was that Hex seemed to understand the concept.и
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