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This section begins with Captain Vimes extolling the evils or royalty to the young Corporal Carrot whilst on patrol. Nominally, they are on the hunt for clues that could lead to the answer behind the explosion at the Assassin's Guild. Vimes' leads Carrot on a path through the city, showing him the Old Post Office as a piece of evidence against the idea that 'the city' itself never really did 'work' - it just carried on.

On their journey, Gaspode the dog manages to convince the pair to see a clue high up on one of the walls adjacent to the Assassin's Guild: a frayed piece of leather which was obviously once 'Chubby's collar. Captain Vimes and Carrot now correctly assume that it was the missing dragon (Chubby) who was exploded inside the Assassin's Guild.

The next short section introduced (as...