"Where's the Dean ?"

"He died years ago, Archchancellor. You talked at his funeral, remember?"

"Oh. The Bursar ?"

"Him too, I'm afraid."

"The Senior Wrangler ? The Lecturer in Recent Runes ? The Chair of Indefinite Studies ?"

"...Them, too."

"Oh..."

"..."

"Surely that good old Rincewind is still around ? Not a man to let himself get caught by anything, especially not Death."

"He passed away in his sleep two years ago, Archchancellor."

"Oh...

"..."
"... Mustrum? I'm sure he made it. I remember him giving me his hat like if it was yesterday!"

"... It was forty years ago, Archancellor Stibbons. I'm sorry."

"Oh..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"Where's the Dean ?"

"... I'm sure he won't be long, Archchancellor. You'll see him soon. Him and the others"



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