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%% * EldritchAbomination: The Todal, which is [[TakeOurWordForIt only ever described in the most oblique of language]]. It moves like monkeys and shadows. It makes a sound like rabbits screaming and smells of old unopened rooms. It "gleeps". It's made of ''lip''.
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* NothingIsScarier: The Todal, which is [[TakeOurWordForIt only ever described in the most oblique of language]]. Other characters describe aspects of it-- it moves like monkeys and shadows; it makes a sound like rabbits screaming and smells of old unopened rooms; it "gleeps"; it's made of ''lip''-- but the reader never sees it. Even at the end, while those other aspects turn out to be true, after it destroys the Duke all that is seen is a children's toy ball.
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* DeusExMachina:
** Or, strictly speaking ''Golux Ex Machina''. {{Lampshaded}} by the Duke.
** And lampshaded well in advance by the Golux himself: from his first appearance, the Golux declares that he is "no mere [[NarrativeDevices device]]" and the Duke constantly refers to him as "a mere device."
** Or, strictly speaking ''Golux Ex Machina''. {{Lampshaded}} by the Duke.
** And lampshaded well in advance by the Golux himself: from his first appearance, the Golux declares that he is "no mere [[NarrativeDevices device]]" and the Duke constantly refers to him as "a mere device."
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%% * DeusExMachina:
%% ** Or, strictly speaking ''Golux Ex Machina''. {{Lampshaded}} by the Duke.
%% ** And lampshaded well in advance by the Golux himself: from his first appearance, the Golux declares that he is "no mere [[NarrativeDevices device]]" and the Duke constantly refers to him as "a mere device."
%% ** Or, strictly speaking ''Golux Ex Machina''. {{Lampshaded}} by the Duke.
%% ** And lampshaded well in advance by the Golux himself: from his first appearance, the Golux declares that he is "no mere [[NarrativeDevices device]]" and the Duke constantly refers to him as "a mere device."
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* EldritchAbomination: The Todal, which is [[TakeOurWordForIt only ever described in the most oblique of language]].
** It moves like monkeys and shadows.
** It makes a sound like rabbits screaming and smells of old unopened rooms.
** It gleeps. *shudder*
** It's made of ''lip''.
** It moves like monkeys and shadows.
** It makes a sound like rabbits screaming and smells of old unopened rooms.
** It gleeps. *shudder*
** It's made of ''lip''.
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%% * EldritchAbomination: The Todal, which is [[TakeOurWordForIt only ever described in the most oblique of language]].
**language]]. It moves like monkeys and shadows.
**shadows. It makes a sound like rabbits screaming and smells of old unopened rooms.
**rooms. It gleeps. *shudder*
**"gleeps". It's made of ''lip''.
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%% * FarmingYourFriend: In Hagga's backstory, a king blessed her with the ability to weep jewels rather than tears, but everyone promptly lined up to tell her their sob stories until she was so emotionally exhausted that she wasn't able to cry over anything sad ever again. The Golux and the Prince attempt to get some tears of laughter out of her instead, which produces lower quality jewels that turn back into tears in 14 days.
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* FedToPigs: Or, rather, geese. This is how the Duke disposes of Saralinda's suitors after they fail his tasks.
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* FedToPigs: Or, rather, geese. This is how the The Duke disposes of Saralinda's suitors by feeding them to geese after they fail his tasks.
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* KickTheDog: Literally; the Duke is lame because "when he was young, he spent his mornings place-kicking pups and punting kittens."
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* TheMole:
** [[spoiler: Hark, the Duke's spy.]]
** And [[spoiler: Listen, who is the Golux in disguise]]!
** [[spoiler: Hark, the Duke's spy.]]
** And [[spoiler: Listen, who is the Golux in disguise]]!
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%% * TheMole:
%% ** [[spoiler: Hark, the Duke's spy.]]
%% ** And [[spoiler: Listen, who is the Golux in disguise]]!
%% ** [[spoiler: Hark, the Duke's spy.]]
%% ** And [[spoiler: Listen, who is the Golux in disguise]]!
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** "If you can touch the clocks and never start them, then you can start the clocks and never touch them. [[InsaneTrollLogic That's logic, as I know and use it.]]"
* PerfectlyCromulentWord: From guggle to zatch. Also gleeping.
* PerfectlyCromulentWord: From guggle to zatch. Also gleeping.
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* PerfectlyCromulentWord: From
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* SwordCane: The Duke sports one, with which he constantly threatens to slit people from their guggle to their zatch.
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%% * SwordCane: The Duke sports one, with which he constantly threatens to slit people from their guggle to their zatch.
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%% * AuthorityEqualsAsskicking
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* BlessedWithSuck: Hagga's tears turn into jewels. This doesn't work out quite as well as hoped. [[spoiler: People have made Hagga cry so much, she's heard every possible sob story you could ever tell. Now she can only cry when she laughs.]]
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* BlessedWithSuck: Hagga's tears turn into jewels. This doesn't work out quite as well as hoped. [[spoiler: People have made Hagga cry so much, she's heard every possible sob story you could ever tell. Now she can only cry when she laughs.laughs, and those only last 14 days before turning to tears again.]]
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* FarmingYourFriend: In Hagga's backstory, a king blessed her with the ability to weep jewels rather than tears, but everyone promptly lined up to tell her their sob stories until she was so emotionally exhausted that she wasn't able to cry over anything sad ever again. The Golux and the Prince attempt to get some tears of laughter out of her instead, which produces lower quality jewels that turn back into tears in 14 days.
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%% * FarmingYourFriend: In Hagga's backstory, a king blessed her with the ability to weep jewels rather than tears, but everyone promptly lined up to tell her their sob stories until she was so emotionally exhausted that she wasn't able to cry over anything sad ever again. The Golux and the Prince attempt to get some tears of laughter out of her instead, which produces lower quality jewels that turn back into tears in 14 days.
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%%* DescriptionPorn: Thurber is clearly having a lot of fun with his prose.
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-->"The brambles and the thorns grew thick and thicker in a ticking thicket of bickering crickets. Farther along and stronger, bonged the gongs of a throng of frogs, green and vivid on their lily pads. From the sky came the crying of flies, and the pilgrims leaped over a bleating sheep creeping knee-deep in a sleepy stream, in which swift and slippery snakes slid and slithered silkily, whispering sinful secrets."
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%% * FairyTaleMotifs: Of course.
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* PurpleProse: Thurber's descriptions are laid on thick, often nearly [[RhymesOnADime breaking into poetry]], but [[TropesAreNotBad rather than being overly florid]] he manages to make the book extremely entertaining to read out loud:
-->"The brambles and the thorns grew thick and thicker in a ticking thicket of bickering crickets. Farther along and stronger, bonged the gongs of a throng of frogs, green and vivid on their lily pads. From the sky came the crying of flies, and the pilgrims leaped over a bleating sheep creeping knee-deep in a sleepy stream, in which swift and slippery snakes slid and slithered silkily, whispering sinful secrets."
-->"The brambles and the thorns grew thick and thicker in a ticking thicket of bickering crickets. Farther along and stronger, bonged the gongs of a throng of frogs, green and vivid on their lily pads. From the sky came the crying of flies, and the pilgrims leaped over a bleating sheep creeping knee-deep in a sleepy stream, in which swift and slippery snakes slid and slithered silkily, whispering sinful secrets."
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* PurpleProse: Thurber's descriptions are laid on thick, often nearly [[RhymesOnADime breaking into poetry]], but [[TropesAreNotBad rather than being overly florid]] he manages to make the book extremely entertaining to read out loud:
-->"The brambles and the thorns grew thick and thicker in a ticking thicket of bickering crickets. Farther along and stronger, bonged the gongs of a throng of frogs, green and vivid on their lily pads. From the sky came the crying of flies, and the pilgrims leaped over a bleating sheep creeping knee-deep in a sleepy stream, in which swift and slippery snakes slid and slithered silkily, whispering sinful secrets."
-->"The brambles and the thorns grew thick and thicker in a ticking thicket of bickering crickets. Farther along and stronger, bonged the gongs of a throng of frogs, green and vivid on their lily pads. From the sky came the crying of flies, and the pilgrims leaped over a bleating sheep creeping knee-deep in a sleepy stream, in which swift and slippery snakes slid and slithered silkily, whispering sinful secrets."
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* FarmingYourFriend: In Hagga's backstory, a king blessed her with the ability to weep jewels rather than tears, but everyone promptly lined up to tell her their sob stories until she was so emotionally exhausted that wasn't able to cry over anything sad ever again. The Golux and the Prince attempt to produce some tears of laughter out of her instead.
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* FarmingYourFriend: In Hagga's backstory, a king blessed her with the ability to weep jewels rather than tears, but everyone promptly lined up to tell her their sob stories until she was so emotionally exhausted that she wasn't able to cry over anything sad ever again. The Golux and the Prince attempt to produce get some tears of laughter out of her instead.instead, which produces lower quality jewels that turn back into tears in 14 days.
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* FarmingYourFriend: In Hagga's backstory, a king blessed her with the ability to weep jewels rather than tears, but everyone promptly lined up to tell her their sob stories until she was so emotionally exhausted that wasn't able to cry over anything sad ever again. The Golux and the Prince attempt to produce some tears of laughter out of her instead.
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%%* SwordCane: The Duke owns one.
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* HighClassGlass: The Duke's working eye is adorned by this.
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* HighClassGlass: The Duke's working eye is adorned by this.Duke wears an eyepatch over his blinded eye, and a monocle on his good eye.
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%%* WeHelpTheHelpless: "Then you're helpless and I'll help you."
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--> '''The Golux:''' "What would you do without me? Say 'nothing.'"
--> '''The Prince:''' "Nothing."
--> '''The Golux:''' "Good. Then you're helpless and I'll help you."
