That's the Ankh-Morpork instinct, Vimes thought. Run away, and then st…

Terry Pratchett
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That's the Ankh-Morpork instinct, Vimes thought. Run away, and then stop and see if anything interesting is going to happen to other people. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2008). Guards! Guards!: (Discworld Novel 8), p.125, Random House
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That's the Ankh-Morpork instinct, Vimes thought. Run away, and then stop and see if anything interesting is going to happen to other people. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2008). Guards! Guards!: (Discworld Novel 8), p.125, Random House

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