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The one thing I did think was handled well was the dwarf's friendship with a Jewish craftsman who had helped to build the automaton. At first the dwarf was really freaked out by the fact the guy was Jewish, and found all sorts flaws and annoyances in his character, and tried to avoid him. Gradually they're thrown together enough that he comes to tolerate him and eventually they became close friends. There was no sudden, modern epiphany of "And so, the dwarf realized Jews really were okay after all!" - it just sort of quietly happens behind scenes, which I felt was much more realistic for the time period.]]>