Genius is always allowed some leeway, once the hammer has been pried f…

Terry Pratchett
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Genius is always allowed some leeway, once the hammer has been pried from its hands and the blood has been cleaned up. ✨ Thief of Time: A Novel of Discworld. Book by Terry Pratchett, 2001.
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Genius is always allowed some leeway, once the hammer has been pried from its hands and the blood has been cleaned up. ✨ Thief of Time: A Novel of Discworld. Book by Terry Pratchett, 2001.

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