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1. Describe the narrative style of The Truth. What stylistic elements depart from traditional format?

The first section of this novel contains no chapter or explicit section breaks. It introduces some of the major characters and establishes some basic themes. It also accustoms the reader to follow quick asides and sharply humorous observations. The novel's narrative is in third-person omniscient and views the story's actions in a humorous light.

2. What news opens the novel The Truth? Who records this news?

The Truth opens with rumors filling the city of Ankh-Morpork that the dwarfs have mastered turning lead into gold, something that has eluded both alchemists and wizards, who are among the city's major powers. Word flits from ear to ear until finally protagonist William de Worde writes it down. William has a vocation to write things down.

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