‘There are other kinds of pleasure, Shurq—’ ‘But none so readily at hand for each and every one of us. You don’t need coin. Errant fend, you don’t even need a partner! I tell you, excess is the path to contentment.’ ‘And have you found it? Contentment, I mean, since your excesses are not in question.’ ‘I have indeed.’ ‘What if you could live again?’ ‘I’ve thought about it. A lot, lately, in fact, since there’s a necromancer among the Malazans who says he can attempt a ritual that might return me to life.’ ‘And?’ ‘I’m undecided. Vanity.’ ‘Your ageless countenance.’ ‘The prospect of unending
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