Right. Carry on, then.'
Carrot stood up and removed his helmet. He smoothed down his hair. Then he raised his right hand.
'Raise your right hands, too,' he said. 'Er. . . that's the one nearest Lance-Constable Angua, Lance-Constable Detritus. And repeat after me . . .' He closed his eyes and his lips moved for a moment, as though he was reading something off the inside of his skull.
' "I comma of said duty comma so help me bracket aforefaid deity bracket full stop Gods Save the King stroke Queen bracket delete whichever is inappropriate bracket full stop." '
Angua subsided gratefully, and then did see Carrot's face. There were unmistakable square bracket recruit's name square bracket comma" . . .'He nodded at them. 'You say it.'They chorused a reply. Angua tried not to laugh.' ". . . do solemnly swear by square bracket recruit's deity of choice square bracket . . ." 'Angua couldn't trust herself to look at Carrot's face.' ". . . to uphold the Laws and Ordinances of the city of Ankh-Morpork, serve the public truft comma and defend the fubjects of His ftroke Her bracket delete whichever is inappropriate bracket Majefty bracket name of reigning monarch bracket . . ." 'Angua tried to look at a point behind Carrot's ear. On top of everything else, Detritus' patient monotone was already several dozen words behind everyone else.' ". . . without fear comma favour comma or thought of perfonal fafety semi-colon to purfue evildoers and protect the innocent comma laying down my life if necefsary in the caufe
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