Probably the last man who knew how it worked had been tortured to deat…

Terry Pratchett
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Probably the last man who knew how it worked had been tortured to death years before. Or as soon as it was installed. Killing the creator was a traditional method of patent-protection. ✨ Small Gods (Discworld, Book 13). Book by Terry Pratchett (p. 307), 1992.
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Probably the last man who knew how it worked had been tortured to death years before. Or as soon as it was installed. Killing the creator was a traditional method of patent-protection. ✨ Small Gods (Discworld, Book 13). Book by Terry Pratchett (p. 307), 1992.

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