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Telorast, I will weep for you. My sister, my lover, my occasional acquaintance – I promise, I will weep for you.’
‘You lying bitch! Carry me! Save me! I would save you in your place if I was you and you were me and I wanted to run because that’s the smart thing to do – except when I’m me and you’re you! Then it’s not smart at all!’

‘You’re so sweet,Curdle.’
‘It’s because we’re in love, Telorast.Love is the reason I’d drag you anywhere. We love ourselves and so we deserve two thrones – at least two! We deserve them so we’ll have them,even if we have to kill ten thousand babies to get to them.’...
...‘And kittens and puppies and small mice, too!’
‘Stop it, Curdle – you’re making me hungry!'...

'Nothing will help that,' the toad sighed.
'Posterity!' ssnapped the Imperial Artist.
'Posterity my ass,'Gumble replied. 'Oh, was that not droll of me? Critics are never appreciated for what they truly are.'
'What? Leeches sucking on the talent of others, you mean?'
'It is my objectivity that you so envy, Ormulogun.'
'And you,' the artist muttered, 'can stick that objectivity up your posterity, toad'

Stone whispers
Patience
But we take chisel in hand
Child begs
Not yet
But the sands have run out
Sky cries
Fly
But we hold our ground
Wind sings
Free
But roots bind us down
Lover sighs
Stay
But we must be gone
Life pleads
Live
But death is the dream
We beg
Not yet
But the sands have run out
Stone whispers
Patience …

‘All right. I’ll make breakfast now – is that half a pig? Where’s the other half? I always wonder that, you know, when I’m in the market and I see half a pig. Where’s the other half? Did it run away? Haha – Ralata? Did you hear me make a joke? Haha. As if half-pigs can run! No, they’d have to kind of hop, wouldn’t they? Hop hop hop.’
From under the furs, Ralata groaned.

Don't give up your day job Ublala.