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Fred Colon is tied up and locked in a cellar. He is desperate to get out, having overheard a discussion about how to dispose of an interfering policeman. "... A wide-open doorway marked {{death|Freedom}}. He'd settle for anything." | Fred Colon is tied up and locked in a cellar. He is desperate to get out, having overheard a discussion about how to dispose of an interfering policeman. "... A wide-open doorway marked {{death|Freedom}}. He'd settle for anything." | ||
Literally anything? A subtle detail here is that in the text, the word | Literally anything? A subtle detail here is that in the text, the word {{death|Freedom}}is in the sort of capital letters and type only usually used by [[Death]]. This line is also an allusion to the Doorway Dilemma parodied in {{LL}} by Ponder Stibbons, Casanunder and Ridcully - two doors, only one of which leads to freedom (the other to death), guarded by two men, one of whom will lie and the other will tell truth... | ||
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Corgi paperback p284: Fred Colon is tied up and locked in a cellar. He is desperate to get out, having overheard a discussion about how to dispose of an interfering policeman. "... A wide-open doorway marked Freedom . He'd settle for anything."
Literally anything? A subtle detail here is that in the text, the word Freedom is in the sort of capital letters and type only usually used by Death. This line is also an allusion to the Doorway Dilemma parodied in Lords and Ladies by Ponder Stibbons, Casanunder and Ridcully - two doors, only one of which leads to freedom (the other to death), guarded by two men, one of whom will lie and the other will tell truth...