{"id":18487,"date":"2021-11-26T18:59:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T23:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=18487"},"modified":"2021-12-29T20:01:22","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T01:01:22","slug":"making-money-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/18487","title":{"rendered":"Making Money"},"content":{"rendered":"

Making Money<\/a><\/em> (2007) Terry Pratchett<\/a> (Discworld)<\/p>\n

\"Making<\/a>The Post Office is going well (to the surprise of Moist as much as everyone else) and perhaps Moist is getting a little bored.<\/p>\n

Luckily, Vetinari has ideas.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou Have An Appointment Now With Lord Vetinari,\u201d said the golem. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure I don\u2019t.\u201d \u201cThere Are Two Guards Outside Who Are Sure You Do, Mr. Lipwig,\u201d Gladys rumbled. <\/p>\n

Oh, Moist thought. One of those<\/em> appointments.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It turns out the banks are in trouble.<\/p>\n

\u201cA banker? Me<\/em>?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cYes, Mr. Lipwig.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cBut I don\u2019t know anything about running a bank!\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cGood. No preconceived ideas.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve robbed <\/em>banks!\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cCapital! Just reverse your thinking,\u201d said Lord Vetinari, beaming. \u201cThe money should be on the inside<\/em>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Moist is fun. <\/p>\n

Publisher: HarperCollins
\nRating: 8\/10<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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