It was said that life was cheap in Ankh-Morpork. This was of course, c…

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It was said that life was cheap in Ankh-Morpork. This was of course, completely wrong. Life was often very expensive; you could get death for free. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2009). Pyramids: A Novel of Discworld, p.35, Harper Collins
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