Book Excerpt for the Day

    “Careful, Archchancellor,  warned the Dean.  “What you have there might represent pure sobriety.”

    Ridcully paused with the finger halfway to his lips.

    “Good point,” he said.  I don’t want to start being sober at my time of life.”  He looked around.  “How do we usually test stuff?”

    “Generally we ask for student volunteers,” said the Dean.

    “What happens if we don’t get any?”

    “We give it to them anyway.”

    “Isn’t that a bit unethical?”

    “Not if we don’t tell them, Archchancellor.”

    (from Hogfather by Terry Pratchett)

    9*/10.  The complete review is here.

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