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Meaning
The speaker is relaying a violent warning: staying in the City until sunrise will lead to severe punishment. The line suggests urgency, danger, and an official threat from someone in authority. It reads as darkly humorous because the threat is stated in an oddly formal way.
When It Was Said
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Who It Was Said To
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Historical Context
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Source
Soul Music: (Discworld Novel 16) (2009)
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
The phrase appears in the book "Soul Music: (Discworld Novel 16) (2009)" by Terry Pratchett (Google Books snippet); no earlier source was checked.
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About Terry Pratchett
English author, humorist, and satirist
Sir Terence David John Pratchett was an English author, humorist, and satirist. He is best known for the Discworld series of 41 comic fantasy novels, published between 1983 and 2015, and for Good Omens, the apocalyptic comedy novel he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman in 1990. Pratchett built a long career around fiction that mixes fantasy, satire, and humor. His best-known work, Discworld, spans 41 novels and made him a defining voice in comic fantasy. Good Omens extends that same wit into a story of the apocalypse, written with Neil Gaiman.
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