Monday 2 March 2009

Vincent van Gogh The Night Cafe in the Place Lamartine in Arles

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Twoflower sat down heavily on his bed.
'You've got it wrong,' he said. 'Elves are noble and beautiful and wise and fair; I'm sure I read that somewhere.'
Swires and Rincewind's kneecap exchanged glances.
'I think you must be thinking about different elves,' the gnome said slowly. 'We've just got the other sort around here. .
'What shall we do?' said Twoflower.
'Panic?' said Rincewind hopefully. He always held that panic was the best means of survival; back in the olden days, his theory went, people faced with hungry sabre-toothed tigers could be divided very simply into those who panicked and those who stood there saying 'What a magnificent brute!' and 'HerNot that you could call them quick-tempered,' he added hastily. 'Not if you didn't want to take your teeth your hat, anyway.'There was the tiny, distinctive sound of a nougat door opening. At the same time, from the other side of the cottage, came the faintest of tinkles, like a rock smashing a barley sugar window as delicately as possible.'What was that?' said Twoflower.'Which one?' said Rincewind.There was the clonk of a heavy branch banging against the window sill. With a cry of 'Elves!' Swires scuttled across the floor to a mousehole and vanishede, pussy.'
'There's a cupboard,' said Twoflower, pointing to a narrow door that

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