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'No! That is, yes. Look—' she leaned forward – 'it doesn't have the same kind of likes and dislikes as people, right?'
Nanny Ogg leaned back. 'Well, it wouldn't, would it,' she ventured.
'It doesn't care if people are good or bad. I don't think it could even tell, any more than you could tell if an ant was a 'It's a bit like a dog, really,' said Magrat. Granny looked at her with her mouth open to frame some suitable retort, and then her face softened.
'Very much like,' she said. 'A dog doesn't care if its master's good or bad, just so long as it likes the dog.'
'Well, then,' said Nanny. 'No-one and nothing likes Felmet. What are we going to do about it?'
'Nothing. You know we can't meddle.'good ant. But it expects the king to care for it.''Yes, but,' said Nanny wretchedly. She was becoming a bit afraid of the gleam in Granny's eye. 'Lots of people have killed each other to become king of Lancre. They've done all kinds of murder.''Don't matter! Don't matter!' said Granny, waving her arms. She started counting on her fingers. 'For why,' she said. 'One, kings go round killing each other because it's all part of destiny and such and doesn't count as murder, and two, they killed for the kingdom. That's the important bit. But this new man just wants the power. He hates the kingdom.'
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