Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Jack Vettriano Only the deepest Red II

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then . . . and then . . . it wasn't a din any more.
It was like that nonsense about white light that the young wizards in the High Energy Magic Building went on about. They said that all the colours together made up white, which was bloody nonsense as far as Ridcully was concerned, because everyoneit with his other foot.
Then he watched the troll carry the beat and hammer the rocks until the walls shook. The Librarian's fingers swooped along the keyboard. Then his toes did the same. And all the time the guitar hooted and screamed and sang out the melody.
The wizards were bouncing in their seats and twirling their fingers in the air.
Ridcully leaned over to the Bursar and screamed at him.
'What?' shouted the Bursar.
'I said, they've all gone mad except me and you!'
'What?'
'It's the music!' knew that if you mixed up all the colours you could get your hands on, you got a sort of greeny‑brown mess which certainly wasn't any kind of white. But now he had a vague idea what they meant.All this noise, this mess of music, suddenly came together and there was a new music inside it.The Dean's quiff was quivering.The whole crowd was moving.Ridcully realized his foot was tapping. He stamped on

Monday, May 11, 2009

Caravaggio St Jerome

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'Don't, I mean DON'T ASK ME,' said Susan.
The Valkyrie reached down and hauled the warrior across her saddle.
'Just keep quiet, 'What,' said Susan, 'was all that about?'
There was a flurry of wings. The raven alighted on the head of the recently departed Volf.
'Well, these guys believe that if you die in battle some big fat singing horned women carry you off to a sort of giant feast hall where you gobble yourself silly for the rest of eternity,' said the raven. It belched genteelly. 'Damn stupid idea, really.'
'But it just happened!'there's a good chap,' she said.She stared thoughtfully at Susan.'Are you a soprano?' she said.'Pardon?''Can you sing at all, gel? Only we could do with another soprano. Far too many mezzo‑sopranos around these days.''I'm not very musical, I'm sorry.''Oh, well. Just a thought. Must be going.' She threw back her head. The mighty breastplate heaved. 'Hi‑jo‑to! Ho!'The horse reared, and galloped into the sky. Before it reached the clouds it shrank to a gleaming pinpoint, which winked.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Gustave Clarence Rodolphe Boulanger La Fille De Ferme

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think of everything, don't you?'
'I hope so, sir.'
Lord Vetinari read the letter. He smiled once or twice. Then he picked up his pen, signed at the bottom, and handed it back.
'And is that the last of your dema— requests?'
Carrot scratched his ear.
'There is one, 'But there was some talk of . . . evidence?'
'No-one seems to know where it is, sir.'
'When I spoke to Captain . . . to Commander Vimes he said you'd got it.'
'Then I must have put it down somewhere. I'm sure I couldn't say where, sir.'
'My word, I hope you absent-mindedly put it down somewhere safe.'
'I'm sure it's . . . well guarded, sir.'actually. I need a home for a small dog. It must have a large garden, a warm spot by the fire, and happy laughing children.''Good heavens. Really? Well, I suppose we can find one.''Thank you, sir. That's all, I think.'The Patrician stood up and limped over to the window. It was dusk. Lights were being lit all over the city.With his back to Carrot he said, 'Tell me, captain . . . this business about there being an heir to the throne . . . What do you think about it?''I don't think .about it, sir. That's all sword-in-a-stone nonsense. Kings don't come out of nowhere, waving a sword and putting everything right. Everyone knows that.'

Monday, May 4, 2009

Cao Yong GARDEN BEAUTIES

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to see it. A good copper should always be open to new experiences,' said Carrot.
They made it to the gate. No vengeful pies floated out of the darkness.
Angua leaned against the wall outside. The air smelled sweeter here, which was an unusual thing to say about Ankh-Morpork air. But seen. He realized there's only a thin wall between the two Guilds. He had a room. All he had to do was find out who lived on the other side. Later he killed Beano, and he took his wig and his nose. His real nose. That's how clowns think. Make-up wouldn't have been hard. You can get that anywhere. He walked into the Guild made up to look like Beano. He cut through the wall. Then he strolled down to the quad outside the museum, only this time he was dressed as an Assassin.at least out here people could laugh without getting paid for it.'You didn't show me what frightened him,' she said.'I showed him a murderer,' said Carrot. 'I'm sorry. I didn't think he'd take it like that. I suppose they're all a bit wound up right now. And it's like dwarfs and tools. Everyone thinks in their own ways.''You found the murderer's face in there?''Yes.'Carrot opened his hand.It contained a bare egg.'He looks like this,' he said.'He didn't have a face?''No, you're thinking like a clown. I am very simple,' said Carrot, 'but I think what happened was this. Someone in the Assassins wanted a way of getting in and out without being