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| author            = Terry Pratchett
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{{COM}} is the first [[Discworld]] novel. Unusually for the series it is comprised of four shorter “books”, each telling one part of [[Rincewind]] and [[Twoflower]]'s adventures travelling across the Disc. It is notably different in tone to later Discworld books, to the extent that Pratchett himself advised new readers not to start with it, though many do and enjoy it anyway. It also ends on the only cliffhanger in Pratchett’s works, leading directly into the sequel {{TLF}}.


== Blurb ==
== Blurb ==
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! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link
! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link
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| 2015-08-10 || {{RMP}} || "[[Pungeons and Dragons]]" || [https://radiomorpork.wordpress.com/2015/08/10/the-colour-of-magic-pungeons-and-dragons/ wordpress.com]
| 2003-05-29 || ''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p003jhsk World Book Club]'' || “Terry Pratchett - The Colour of Magic”<ref>A BBC World Service programme, featuring Terry Pratchett discussing the book and taking questions about it from the studio audience and callers from around the world.</ref> || [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02r790t bbc.co.uk]
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| 2016-09-21 || {{AMPR}} || [[AMPR 01]] || [https://shoutengine.com/AnkhMorporkPublicRadio/the-color-of-magic-24003 shoutengine.com]
| 2015-08-10 || {{RMP}} || “Pungeons and Dragons” || [https://radiomorpork.wordpress.com/2015/08/10/the-colour-of-magic-pungeons-and-dragons/ wordpress.com]
|-
|-
| 2018-11-14 || {{DOP}} || [[DOP 01]] || [https://sites.google.com/view/aalgarcom/content/death-of-podcasts#h.p_D9SK7uaUNX4R aalgar.com]
| 2016-09-21 || {{AMPR}} || “The Color of Magic” || [https://shoutengine.com/AnkhMorporkPublicRadio/the-color-of-magic-24003 shoutengine.com]
|-
|-
| 2018-12-08 || {{PC}} || "[[City-State Lampoon's Disc-Wide Vacation]]" || [https://pratchatpodcast.com/2018/12/08/episode-14-city-state-lampoons-disc-wide-vacation pratchatpodcast.com]
| 2018-11-14 || {{DOP}} || “The Colo(u)r of Magic” || [https://sites.google.com/view/aalgarcom/content/death-of-podcasts#h.p_D9SK7uaUNX4R aalgar.com]
|-
|-
| 2019-01-28 || {{WSP}} || [[WSP 01]] || [https://wyrdsisters.podbean.com/e/wyrd-sisters-the-color-of-magic/ wyrdsisters.podbean.com]
| 2018-12-08 || {{PC}} || “City-State Lampoon's Disc-Wide Vacation” || [https://pratchatpodcast.com/2018/12/08/episode-14-city-state-lampoons-disc-wide-vacation pratchatpodcast.com]
|-
|-
| 2019-11-04 || {{MYF}} || "[[Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry, Zlorf Flannelfoot]]" (1/3) || [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2019/11/04/e01-red-lorry-yellow-lorry-zlorf-flannelfoot-2/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]
| 2019-01-28 || {{WSP}} || {{TCOM|ep}} || [https://wyrdsisters.podbean.com/e/wyrd-sisters-the-color-of-magic/ wyrdsisters.podbean.com]
|-
|-
| 2019-11-11 || {{MYF}} || "[[Tentacles, Suddenly]]" (2/3) || [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2019/11/11/e02-tentacles-suddenly-2/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]
| 2019-11-04 || {{MYF}} || “Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry, Zlorf Flannelfoot” (1/3) || [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2019/11/04/e01-red-lorry-yellow-lorry-zlorf-flannelfoot-2/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]
|-
|-
| 2019-11-18 || {{MYF}} || "[[Purring Jellyfish]]" (3/3) || [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2019/11/18/e03-purring-jellyfish-2/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]
| 2019-11-11 || {{MYF}} || “Tentacles, Suddenly” (2/3) || [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2019/11/11/e02-tentacles-suddenly-2/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]
|-
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| 2020-01-14 || {{TCD}} || [[TCD 02]] || [https://www.compleatdiscography.page/episodes/the-colour-of-magic compleatdiscography.page]
| 2019-11-18 || {{MYF}} || “Purring Jellyfish” (3/3) || [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2019/11/18/e03-purring-jellyfish-2/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]
|-
|-
| 2020-04-05 || {{DID}} || [[Jo Graham and The Colour of Magic]] || [https://www.desertislanddiscworld.com/episodes/2-3-jo-graham-and-the-colour-of-magic/ desertislanddiscworld.com]
| 2020-01-14 || {{TCD}} || {{TCOM|ep}} || [https://compleatdiscography.page/episode/5ccfa8c0/the-colour-of-magic compleatdiscography.page]
|-
|-
| 2020-06-02 || {{WWTW}} || "[[Oppa Rincewind Style]]" (1/2) || [https://who-watches-the-watch.pinecast.co/episode/9800bfecb50f4eed/oppa-rincewind-style-the-colour-of-magic-pt-1- pinecast.co]
| 2020-04-05 || {{DID}} || “Jo Graham and The Colour of Magic” || [https://www.desertislanddiscworld.com/episodes/2-3-jo-graham-and-the-colour-of-magic/ desertislanddiscworld.com]
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| 2020-06-09 || {{WWTW}} || "[[With or Without You Rinceflower AMV]]" (2/2) || [http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/whowatchesthewatch/~3/tUanp9ekPiw/with-or-without-you-rinceflower-amv-the-colour-of-magic-pt-2- pinecast.co]
| 2020-06-02 || {{WWTW}} || “Oppa Rincewind Style” (1/2) || [https://who-watches-the-watch.pinecast.co/episode/9800bfecb50f4eed/oppa-rincewind-style-the-colour-of-magic-pt-1- pinecast.co]
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|-
| 2020-07-01 || {{TDC}} || "[[Hierarchy of Tourists]]" (1/4) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-disc-course/episodes/hierarchy-of-tourists acast.com]
| 2020-06-09 || {{WWTW}} || “With or Without You Rinceflower AMV” (2/2) || [http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/whowatchesthewatch/~3/tUanp9ekPiw/with-or-without-you-rinceflower-amv-the-colour-of-magic-pt-2- pinecast.co]
|-
|-
| 2020-07-15 || {{TDC}} || "[[Bel-Shamrockshake]]" (2/4) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-disc-course/episodes/episode-2-bel-shamrockshake acast.com]
| 2020-07-01 || {{TDC}} || “Hierarchy of Tourists” (1/4) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-disc-course/episodes/hierarchy-of-tourists acast.com]
|-
|-
| 2020-07-29 || {{TDC}} || "[[Imagine Dragons]]" (3/4) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-disc-course/episodes/episode-3-imagine-dragons acast.com]
| 2020-07-15 || {{TDC}} || “Bel-Shamrockshake” (2/4) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-disc-course/episodes/episode-2-bel-shamrockshake acast.com]
|-
|-
| 2020-08-12 || {{TDC}} || "[[No One Will Ever Hear This]]" (4/4) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-disc-course/episodes/episode-4-no-one-will-ever-hear-this acast.com]
| 2020-07-29 || {{TDC}} || “Imagine Dragons” (3/4) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-disc-course/episodes/episode-3-imagine-dragons acast.com]
|-
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| 2020-10-20 || {{SOA}} || "Discworld Book One" || [https://stuckonarrakis.buzzsprout.com/209222/6104977-discworld-world-book-one-the-color-of-magic buzzsprout.com]
| 2020-08-12 || {{TDC}} || “No One Will Ever Hear This” (4/4) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-disc-course/episodes/episode-4-no-one-will-ever-hear-this acast.com]
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| 2020-11-29 || {{DCP}} || [[DCP 01]] || [https://anchor.fm/discpod/episodes/01-The-Colour-Of-Magic-en3kgr anchor.fm]
| 2020-10-20 || {{SOA}} || “Discworld Book One” || [https://stuckonarrakis.buzzsprout.com/209222/6104977-discworld-world-book-one-the-color-of-magic buzzsprout.com]
|-
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| 2021-04-11 || {{O!}} || [[Ook! 01]] || [https://anchor.fm/ookpod/episodes/Ook--Episode-1-The-Colour-of-Magic-eum91i anchor.fm]
| 2020-11-29 || {{DCP}} || {{TCOM|ep}} || [https://anchor.fm/discpod/episodes/01-The-Colour-Of-Magic-en3kgr anchor.fm]
|-
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| 2021-10-28 || {{NOBC}} || [[NOBC 03]] || [https://nannyoggsbookclub.fireside.fm/3 fireside.fm]
| 2021-04-11 || {{O!}} || “The Colour of Magic” || [https://anchor.fm/ookpod/episodes/Ook--Episode-1-The-Colour-of-Magic-eum91i anchor.fm]
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| 2021-10-28 || {{NOBC}} || {{TCOM|ep}} || [https://nannyoggsbookclub.fireside.fm/3 fireside.fm]
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| 2022-06-09 || {{HB}} || “Colour of Magic: Episode One” (1/1)<ref>To date this is the last episode posted by {{HB}}.</ref> || [https://hubwardbound.podbean.com/e/colour-of-magic-episode-one/ podbean.com]
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| 2022-09-18 || {{NRD}} || “Book 1. The Colour of Magic” || [https://anchor.fm/iveneverreaddiscworld/episodes/Ep-1--The-Colour-of-Magic-e1o0nop anchor.fm]
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| 2023-03-22 || {{NWF}} ||“The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett - A Discworld Book Overview” || [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/three-rivers-boys/episodes/The-Colour-of-Magic-by-Terry-Pratchett---A-Discworld-Book-Overview-e20soq3 spotify.com]
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| 2023-05-25 || {{PY}} || “Not so much worshipped as blamed” (1/?) || [https://sites.libsyn.com/470967/1-not-so-much-worshipped-as-blamed libsyn.com]
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| 2023-05-28 || ''[https://rss.com/podcasts/doublemoonletters/ Letters from a Double Moon]'' || “Episode VII: To The Edge of the Disc... and Beyond?” || [https://rss.com/podcasts/doublemoonletters/970643/ rss.com]
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| 2023-11-24 || {{DTD}} || {{COM|ep}} || [https://diningtablediscworld.podbean.com/e/dining-table-discworld-the-colour-of-magic/ podbean.com]
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! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link
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| 2012-06-08 || {{TPP}} || [[TPP 07]] || [https://thepratchettpodcast.wordpress.com/2012/06/08/the-pratchett-podcast-episode-7/ thepratchettpodcast.wordpress.com]<ref>Post with info only; audio no longer available.</ref>
| 2012-06-08 || {{TPP}} || “The Pratchett Podcast episode 7” || [https://thepratchettpodcast.wordpress.com/2012/06/08/the-pratchett-podcast-episode-7/ thepratchettpodcast.wordpress.com]<ref>Post with info only; audio no longer available.</ref>
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| 2019-05-16 || {{TFTD}} || “Big Pictures” || N/A
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| 2019-06-02 || {{TFTD}} || “This Mortal Coil” || N/A
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| 2021-02-17 || {{FF}} || “Who Fears Death & The Color of Magic” || [https://www.fictionfanspodcast.com/episodes/episode/4c5bf651/who-fears-death-and-the-color-of-magic fictionfanspodcast.com]
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| 2021-07-26 || ''[https://www.youdontknowlitpodcast.com/ You Don't Know Lit]'' || “Sir Terry Pratchett”<ref>This podcast's format involves a “fight” between two books, in this case ''The Colour of Magic'' and {{GO}}.</ref> || [https://youdontknowlit.podbean.com/e/60-sir-terry-pratchett/ podbean.com]
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| 2019-05-16 || {{TFTD}} || "[[Big Pictures]]" || N/A
| 2023-04-05 || {{TTR}} || “Color of Magic Fart Lights” || [https://player.captivate.fm/episode/34726cb5-4fee-4894-bb4c-80fd0c20b229 captivate.fm]
|-
|-
| 2019-06-02 || {{TFTD}} || "[[This Mortal Coil]]" || N/A
| 2023-07-28 || ''[https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aussienerdstalkstuff Aussie Nerds Talk Stuff]'' || “Aussie Nerds Talk... Indiana Jones 5, Star Wars, Discworld, and Talk To Me”<ref>Discussion of {{COM}} is about 30 minutes into the episode.</ref> || [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aussienerdstalkstuff/episodes/Aussie-Nerds-Talk----Indiana-Jones-5--Star-Wars--Discworld--and-Talk-To-Me-e27eltr spotify.com]
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| 2021-02-17 || {{FF}} || ''Who Fears Death'' & ''The Color of Magic'' || [https://www.fictionfanspodcast.com/episodes/episode/4c5bf651/who-fears-death-and-the-color-of-magic fictionfanspodcast.com]
| 2023-11-24 || {{PC}} || “How Did Discworld Get to 40?”<ref>A special episode released for the fortieth anniversary of ''The Colour of Magic'' and thus the Discworld; mostly focuses on the Discworld as a whole, but the first section discusses the first book. Includes input from [[Marc Burrows]], [[Aaron Olson]] of {{TCD}} and [[Joana Hagan]] and [[Francine Carrel]] of {{MYF}}, amongst others.</ref> || [https://pratchatpodcast.com/2023/11/24/pratchatruby-how-did-discworld-get-to-40/ pratchatpodcast.com]
|}
|}


== Adaptations ==
== Adaptations ==
* {{COMTV}}
* A [[Adaptations#Comics|comic book adaptation]] was published in four parts - each covering one of the “books” from the novel - in 1991. It was adapted by Scott Rockwell with art by Steven Ross, though according to Internet lore the first issue had to be redrawn after Pratchett was shown the artwork and disliked it. It was published as a collected volume by Corgi in 1992, and later in the hardcover ''The Discworld Graphic Novels'' along with the adaptation by the same team of {{TLF}}.
* Comic book adaptation
* {{COMTV}} was the second of three two-part Discworld adaptations for Sky television made by The Mob. It combines the plots of ''The Colour of Magic'' and {{TLF}}, with each part roughly covering the content of each book, with some elements of the sequel moved into the earlier part, and various sequences from both removed for time. It stars [[David Jason]] as Rincewind, Sean Astin as Twoflower, Tim Curry as Trymon and David Bradley as [[Cohen the Barbarian]]. Notably Jeremy Irons, [[Nigel Planer]] and [[Terry Pratchett]] also appear, with Christopher Lee as the voice of Death (having previously played the part in the Cosgrove Hall animated adaptations) and [[Brian Cox]] providing narration.


== External links ==
== External links ==

Latest revision as of 23:42, 2 January 2024

The Colour of Magic
2012 paperback cover
2012 paperback cover; art by Josh Kirby
AuthorTerry Pratchett
Audio read byTony Robinson (Corgi)
Nigel Planer (Isis)
Colin Morgan (Penguin)
Cover artistJosh Kirby
CountryUK
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDiscworld
Release number
1
Sub-seriesRincewind
GenreFantasy
PublisherColin Smythe, Gollancz/Corgi
Publication date
1983-11-24
Followed byThe Light Fantastic 

The Colour of Magic is the first Discworld novel. Unusually for the series it is comprised of four shorter “books”, each telling one part of Rincewind and Twoflower's adventures travelling across the Disc. It is notably different in tone to later Discworld books, to the extent that Pratchett himself advised new readers not to start with it, though many do and enjoy it anyway. It also ends on the only cliffhanger in Pratchett’s works, leading directly into the sequel The Light Fantastic.

Blurb

On a world supported on the back of a giant turtle (sex unknown), a gleeful, explosive, wickedly eccentric expedition sets out. There's an avaricious but inept wizard, a naive tourist whose luggage moves on hundreds of dear little legs, dragons who only exist if you believe in them, and of course THE EDGE of the planet...

Podcast episodes

Major appearances

These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this book.

Date Show Episode External link
2003-05-29 World Book Club “Terry Pratchett - The Colour of Magic”[1] bbc.co.uk
2015-08-10 Radio Morpork “Pungeons and Dragons” wordpress.com
2016-09-21 Ankh-Morpork Public Radio “The Color of Magic” shoutengine.com
2018-11-14 The Death of Podcasts “The Colo(u)r of Magic” aalgar.com
2018-12-08 Pratchat “City-State Lampoon's Disc-Wide Vacation” pratchatpodcast.com
2019-01-28 Wyrd Sisters “The Colour of Magic” wyrdsisters.podbean.com
2019-11-04 The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret “Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry, Zlorf Flannelfoot” (1/3) thetruthshallmakeyefret.com
2019-11-11 The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret “Tentacles, Suddenly” (2/3) thetruthshallmakeyefret.com
2019-11-18 The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret “Purring Jellyfish” (3/3) thetruthshallmakeyefret.com
2020-01-14 The Compleat Discography “The Colour of Magic” compleatdiscography.page
2020-04-05 Desert Island Discworld “Jo Graham and The Colour of Magic” desertislanddiscworld.com
2020-06-02 Who Watches the Watch “Oppa Rincewind Style” (1/2) pinecast.co
2020-06-09 Who Watches the Watch “With or Without You Rinceflower AMV” (2/2) pinecast.co
2020-07-01 The Disc-Course “Hierarchy of Tourists” (1/4) acast.com
2020-07-15 The Disc-Course “Bel-Shamrockshake” (2/4) acast.com
2020-07-29 The Disc-Course “Imagine Dragons” (3/4) acast.com
2020-08-12 The Disc-Course “No One Will Ever Hear This” (4/4) acast.com
2020-10-20 Stuck on Arrakis “Discworld Book One” buzzsprout.com
2020-11-29 Disc Coverers “The Colour of Magic” anchor.fm
2021-04-11 Ook! “The Colour of Magic” anchor.fm
2021-10-28 Nanny Ogg's Book Club “The Colour of Magic” fireside.fm
2022-06-09 Hubward Bound “Colour of Magic: Episode One” (1/1)[2] podbean.com
2022-09-18 I’ve Never Read Discworld “Book 1. The Colour of Magic” anchor.fm
2023-03-22 Northern Wind Fantasy Podcast “The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett - A Discworld Book Overview” spotify.com
2023-05-25 Pseudopolis Yard “Not so much worshipped as blamed” (1/?) libsyn.com
2023-05-28 Letters from a Double Moon “Episode VII: To The Edge of the Disc... and Beyond?” rss.com
2023-11-24 Dining Table Discworld “The Colour of Magic” podbean.com

Other appearances

Episodes in which there's significant discussion of the book, but it's not the focus of the episode.

Date Show Episode External link
2012-06-08 The Pratchett Podcast “The Pratchett Podcast episode 7” thepratchettpodcast.wordpress.com[3]
2019-05-16 Tales From the Drum “Big Pictures” N/A
2019-06-02 Tales From the Drum “This Mortal Coil” N/A
2021-02-17 Fiction Fans “Who Fears Death & The Color of Magic” fictionfanspodcast.com
2021-07-26 You Don't Know Lit “Sir Terry Pratchett”[4] podbean.com
2023-04-05 The Turtle Reads “Color of Magic Fart Lights” captivate.fm
2023-07-28 Aussie Nerds Talk Stuff “Aussie Nerds Talk... Indiana Jones 5, Star Wars, Discworld, and Talk To Me”[5] spotify.com
2023-11-24 Pratchat “How Did Discworld Get to 40?”[6] pratchatpodcast.com

Adaptations

  • A comic book adaptation was published in four parts - each covering one of the “books” from the novel - in 1991. It was adapted by Scott Rockwell with art by Steven Ross, though according to Internet lore the first issue had to be redrawn after Pratchett was shown the artwork and disliked it. It was published as a collected volume by Corgi in 1992, and later in the hardcover The Discworld Graphic Novels along with the adaptation by the same team of The Light Fantastic.
  • Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic was the second of three two-part Discworld adaptations for Sky television made by The Mob. It combines the plots of The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic, with each part roughly covering the content of each book, with some elements of the sequel moved into the earlier part, and various sequences from both removed for time. It stars David Jason as Rincewind, Sean Astin as Twoflower, Tim Curry as Trymon and David Bradley as Cohen the Barbarian. Notably Jeremy Irons, Nigel Planer and Terry Pratchett also appear, with Christopher Lee as the voice of Death (having previously played the part in the Cosgrove Hall animated adaptations) and Brian Cox providing narration.

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ A BBC World Service programme, featuring Terry Pratchett discussing the book and taking questions about it from the studio audience and callers from around the world.
  2. ↑ To date this is the last episode posted by Hubward Bound.
  3. ↑ Post with info only; audio no longer available.
  4. ↑ This podcast's format involves a “fight” between two books, in this case The Colour of Magic and Good Omens.
  5. ↑ Discussion of The Colour of Magic is about 30 minutes into the episode.
  6. ↑ A special episode released for the fortieth anniversary of The Colour of Magic and thus the Discworld; mostly focuses on the Discworld as a whole, but the first section discusses the first book. Includes input from Marc Burrows, Aaron Olson of The Compleat Discography and Joana Hagan and Francine Carrel of The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret, amongst others.
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