Ouch!

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AN EMBUGGERANCE

Folks,

I would have liked to keep this one quiet for a little while, but
because of upcoming conventions and of course the need to keep my
publishers informed, it seems to me unfair to withhold the news.  I
have been diagnosed with a very rare form of early onset Alzheimer's,
which lay behind this year's phantom "stroke".

We are taking it fairly philosophically down here and possibly with a
mild optimism.  For now work is continuing on the completion of Nation
and the basic notes are already being laid down for Unseen
Academicals. All other things being equal, I expect to meet most
current and, as far as possible, future commitments but will discuss
things with the various organisers.  Frankly, I would prefer it if
people kept things cheerful, because I think there's time for at least
a few more books yet :o)

Terry Pratchett

PS  I would just like to draw attention to everyone reading the above
that this should
be interpreted as 'I am not dead'.  I will, of course, be dead at some
future point, as
will everybody else.  For me, this maybe further off than you think -
it's too soon to tell.
I know it's a very human thing to say "Is there anything I can do",
but in this case I
would only entertain offers from very high-end experts in brain chemistry.

-o-

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