While they are there, Brutha starts to take an interest in philosphy. Vorbis, the head of the Quisition, asks Brutha to come with him on a diplomatic mission to Ephebe. He struggles to convince Brutha that he is the God the boy worships. In Kom, the capital of Omnia, Om meets Brutha, a simple-minded boy with a remarkable memory. On the Disc, the power of a God is determined by how many people believe in them. Om has ignored his believers for ages and is surprised to find himself stripped of his divine powers and only able to manifest himself as a tortoise. It is about time for Om to manifest in the world and send his eighth prophet. The story is set in the land of Omnia, an oppressive theocracy that is controlled by a Church that worships the Great God Om and frequently wages war on non-believers. (* which is true, but when has that ever mattered?) He wants the Inquisition to stop torturing him now, please.īut most of all, what he really wants, more than anything else, is for his god to Choose Someone Else. He wants peace and justice and brotherly love. He wants to stop the persecution of a philosopher who has dared to suggest that, contrary to the Church's dogma, the Discworld really does go through space on the back of an enormous turtle (*). He wants to overthrow a huge and corrupt church. His god has spoken to him, admittedly while currently in the shape of a tortoise.īrutha is a simple lad.
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"We haven't said we are done raising rates" and Fed officials have not yet decided what lies ahead with possible increases in short-term borrowing costs, Williams said at an Economic Club of New York gathering. central bank is done raising interest rates, arguing that if more action is needed policymakers won't hold back. NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Tuesday it is too soon to say whether the U.S. |