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* Nanny's account of how discombobulated [[spoiler: Wen the Eternally Surprised]] was, when he sought her services as a midwife. ''No'' amount of enlightenment is going to permit an expectant new father to remain calm at a time like that, and it humanizes him wonderfully.

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* Nanny's account of how discombobulated [[spoiler: Wen the Eternally Surprised]] was, when he sought her services as a midwife. ''No'' amount of enlightenment is going to permit an expectant new father to remain calm at a time like that, and it humanizes him wonderfully. Then he calms his wife by singing to her.
* Wen repays the time he took (a couple hours at most) with a trinket in the shape of an eggtimer that contains a day's worth of time. Except, the sand is not moving. Because the owner doesn't need it to. Magic users on Discworld know when they are going to die, this trinket gives you one extra day to get your affairs in order.
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* Another near the end, when [[spoiler: Susan and Lobsang have their perfect moment]].

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* Another near the end, when [[spoiler: Susan and Lobsang have their perfect moment]]. The whole book had focused on how much Susan feels alone and alienated from humanity. And now she's not alone any more. And most likely never will have to be again.
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* Dr. Hopkins' efforts to keep watch on Jeremy was oddly touching. Jeremy's only a teenager, so Dr. Hopkins was likely at least a senior member of the guild when Jeremy was taken in. He probably had a hand in raising the boy, and seemed genuinely concerned for his well-being. His worry that Jeremy was off his medication is painfully familiar to anyone who's ever had a mentally ill family member.

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* Dr. Hopkins' efforts to keep watch on Jeremy was oddly touching. Jeremy's only a teenager, so Dr. Hopkins was likely at least a senior member of the guild when Jeremy was taken in. He probably had a hand in raising the boy, and seemed genuinely concerned for his well-being. His worry that Jeremy was off his medication is painfully familiar to anyone who's ever had a mentally ill family member.member.
* Nanny's account of how discombobulated [[spoiler: Wen the Eternally Surprised]] was, when he sought her services as a midwife. ''No'' amount of enlightenment is going to permit an expectant new father to remain calm at a time like that, and it humanizes him wonderfully.
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*** Especially since we have Albert's word on it that Death likes children, even if he usually doesn't get to meet them for very long.

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*** Especially since we have Albert's word on it that Death likes children, even if he usually doesn't get to meet them for very long. At least, not until Susan grants him the chance to.
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*** Especially since we have Albert's word on it that Death likes children, even if he usually doesn't get to meet them for very long.
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** It's also mentioned that she took them on a previous trip to meet '''DEATH''', where he answered their questions and they fed Binky. The idea of him getting to interact with humans who aren't scared of him, especially given that he's a FriendToAllChildren already, is just incredibly adorable.
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* Susan taking kids on a trip to meet Nanny Ogg, the Mother of the Lancre coven. Everybody wins.
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* Near the end, [[spoiler: Lobsang]] makes the cherries of the monastery trees (which are always in bloom) ripen, as a gift for Lu Tze who had briefly considered that it'd be nice to ''pick'' cherries for once at the beginning of the book.

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* Near the end, [[spoiler: Lobsang]] makes the cherries of the monastery trees (which are always in bloom) ripen, as a gift for Lu Tze who had briefly considered that it'd be nice to ''pick'' cherries for once at the beginning of the book. Lu Tze's delighted laugh makes it clear how much it means to the man.
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* There's something sweet about Susan finding out about [[spoiler:Wen and Time]], or at least how the narration puts it. "Time waited for no man...Perhaps she had waited for one, once."

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* There's something sweet about Susan finding out about [[spoiler:Wen and Time]], or at least how the narration puts it. "Time waited for no man...Perhaps she had waited for one, once.""
* Dr. Hopkins' efforts to keep watch on Jeremy was oddly touching. Jeremy's only a teenager, so Dr. Hopkins was likely at least a senior member of the guild when Jeremy was taken in. He probably had a hand in raising the boy, and seemed genuinely concerned for his well-being. His worry that Jeremy was off his medication is painfully familiar to anyone who's ever had a mentally ill family member.
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* There's something sweet about Susan finding out about [[spoiler:Wen and Time]], or at least how the narration puts it. "Time waited for no man...Perhaps she had waited for one, once."
* The tiny part of Susan's boss that used to be a shy but devoted teacher, that's cheering her on.

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* There's something sweet about Susan finding out about [[spoiler:Wen and Time]], or at least how the narration puts it. "Time waited for no man...Perhaps she had waited for one, once."
* The tiny part of Susan's boss that used to be a shy but devoted teacher, that's cheering her on.
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* There's something sweet about Susan finding out about [[spoiler:Wen and Time]], or at least how the narration puts it. "Time waited for no man...Perhaps she had waited for one, once."

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* There's something sweet about Susan finding out about [[spoiler:Wen and Time]], or at least how the narration puts it. "Time waited for no man...Perhaps she had waited for one, once.""
* The tiny part of Susan's boss that used to be a shy but devoted teacher, that's cheering her on.
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* Also, Susan checks if Madam Frout has been drinking lately, and is "pleased to see that the old girl was going a bit easier on the stuff".

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* Also, Susan checks if Madam Frout has been drinking lately, and is "pleased to see that the old girl was going a bit easier on the stuff".stuff".
* The fact that Death, essentially, gets Susan in on the plot so that she can find someone like herself and not be so alone in the world. He really does care.
* There's something sweet about Susan finding out about [[spoiler:Wen and Time]], or at least how the narration puts it. "Time waited for no man...Perhaps she had waited for one, once."
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** Earlier, Susan asks him if he really thinks the Apocalypse will happen and the Horsemen will ride out, because no-one really believes in that stuff anymore. Death replies that ''he'' does, and that's what's important.
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* While Madam Frout doesn't understand Susan's teaching methods and tries to suggest she adopts Learning Through Fun method instead, sometimes she hears a mental voice of "Miss Frout, who had been quite a good if rather shy teacher ... whistling and cheering Susan on."

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* While Madam Frout doesn't understand Susan's teaching methods and tries to suggest she adopts Learning Through Fun method instead, sometimes she hears a mental voice of "Miss Frout, who had been quite a good if rather shy teacher ... whistling and cheering Susan on.""
* Also, Susan checks if Madam Frout has been drinking lately, and is "pleased to see that the old girl was going a bit easier on the stuff".
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* While Madam Frout doesn't understand Susan's teaching methods and tries to suggest she adopts Learning Through Fun method instead, sometimes she hears a mental voice of "Miss Frout, who had been quite a good if rather shy teacher, and it was whistling and cheering Susan on."

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* While Madam Frout doesn't understand Susan's teaching methods and tries to suggest she adopts Learning Through Fun method instead, sometimes she hears a mental voice of "Miss Frout, who had been quite a good if rather shy teacher, and it was teacher ... whistling and cheering Susan on."
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* While Madam Frout doesn't understand Susan's teaching methods and tries to suggest she adopts Learning Through Fun method instead, sometimes she hears a mental voice of "Miss Frout, who had been quite a good if rather shy teacher, and it was whistling and cheering Susan on."

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