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'How did-’ Conina began, but Nijel interrupted her.
'Wizards are privy to arcane knowledge, that's prob­ably what it is,' he said. 'Probably the carpet's got a geas on it to do the opposite of anything that's said. Can you make it go up further?'
'Yes, but build­ing its own tower. It's a sort of reaction. Wizards always used to build a tower around themselves, like those ... what do you call those things you find at the bottom of rivers?'
'Frogs.'
'Stones.'
'Unsuccessful gangsters.'
'Caddis flies is what I meant,' said Rincewind. 'When a wizard set I'm not going to,' said Rincewind. The carpet drifted slowly forward and, as happens so often at times like this, a rolling of masonry bounced right across the spot where it had lain.A moment later they were out in the open air, the storm of stone behind them.The palace was pulling itself to pieces, and the pieces were funnelling up into the air like a volcanic eruption in reverse. The sourcerous tower had completely disap­peared, but the stones were dancing towards the spot where it had stood and ...'They're building another tower!' said Nijel.'Out of my palace, too,' said Creosote.'The hat's won,' said Rincewind. 'That's why it's