“But I read where she was the most beautiful—” “Ah, well,” said the sergeant. “If you’re going to go around reading—” “The thing is,” said Rincewind quickly, “it’s what they call dramatic necessity. No one’s going to be interested in a war fought over a, a quite pleasant lady, moderately attractive in a good light. Are they?” Eric was nearly in tears. “But it said her face launched a thousand ships—” “That’s what you call metaphor,” said Rincewind. “Lying,” the sergeant explained kindly. “Anyway, you shouldn’t believe everything you read in the Classics,” Rincewind added. “They never check
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