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The Fifth Elephant
[...] Started conversation Sep 23, 2003
They say that there was once another elephant which stood upon the back of the Great A'Tuin which fell off and collided into the disc with a great smash becoming fat...
Over in the country of Uberwald, the crowning of the dwarfish Low King (king of all Uberwald underground) is about to take place.
The Low-King is representative of the essential fat mines of the Schmaltzburg. This is important for exports to other nations, including Ankh-Morpork which needs it for necessities like candles, and not-so essentials like soap...
Ankh-Morpork needs to be in favour to get trade, leading the Patrician, Lord Vetinari, to sending a diplomat- an ambassador as it were.
Luckily for Sam Vimes, Commander of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, Uberwald does not need a chief of police present.
Unfortunately for Sam Vimes, Duke of Ankh, his title is enough to represent the city... especially when three of his Watch'men' in Uberwald are ethnic majorities.
Off trek Vimes, Cheri Littlebottom (dwarf), Sergeant Detruitus (troll), and for the first time in more than cameo: Lady Sybil Ramkin (Mrs. Vimes).
Things start of well when they head for Bonk (pronounced Beyonk), Uberwald, but as things frequently do, they get into trouble with the old disputes of dwarf/troll and warring vampire/werewolf factions happening around them.
An intricate tale which has many of the characters evolving.
We find out more about Angua's past, and there's one of the greatest chase sequences in written word.
Plus there's the return of the wonderful, talking, 'Gaspode the Wonder Dog' aswell.
There's also a lawyer in it but you can't have everything.
(Four Stars)
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Researcher 185550 Posted Sep 26, 2003
Slow down you're making the rest of us look bad!
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Researcher 185550 Posted Sep 26, 2003
What is there left? Feet of Clay? I bagsie!
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[...] Posted Sep 26, 2003
*ahem* I did Feet Of Clay remember..? It's on the list!
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Researcher 185550 Posted Sep 26, 2003
Nuts. I wanted to do that. Is the Watch section finished now then?
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Researcher 185550 Posted Sep 30, 2003
So I did. Right now I've been having problems with hootoo the past couple of days.
*Waits to see if this posts*
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Researcher 185550 Posted Sep 30, 2003
Right, it doesn't want me to post your review. So what I'm going to do is post it as if it was fully edited and you agreed with it, and you can look at it, and if there's anything you disagree with, you can tell me?
Cheers.
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Researcher 185550 Posted Sep 30, 2003
It doesn't want me to post your review on the reviews page either. I'll have to do it at school.
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[...] Posted Sep 30, 2003
Now my mission to write all other reviews will be cmplete! 
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Researcher 185550 Posted Sep 30, 2003
Plus we need some so that new people can join.
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[...] Posted Sep 30, 2003
Hey I never intended to join in the first place!
I wrote a review to help out!
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Researcher 185550 Posted Sep 30, 2003
But seriously, either we finish the reviews and let people in whatever, or we find a new entry criterion.
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