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Ankh-Morpork Times front page, "Going Aloft—Without Falling Down!" By William de Worde Ankh-Morpork has always been a city that looks upwards—or at least it tries, before tripping over something inconveniently placed at ground level. But yesterday, for the first time, it had a reason to truly gape at the skies, as a marvel of technological and magical engineering—currently referred to by its creator as the Going-Aloft-Without-Falling-Down Machine—graced the heavens above Sator Square. The machine, which some citizens have already taken to calling simply "The Airship" (on the sensible grounds that it is airborne and a ship), is the brainchild of the famously brilliant and blissfully oblivious Leonard of Qurim, a man whose inventions are renowned for their groundbreaking ingenuity and equally groundbreaking capacity to explode without prior warning. The Airship is a marvel to behold, a great oblong vessel suspended by what Leonard has termed "liftitude bags," which allow the entire contraption to hover above the city in a manner both baffling and vaguely threatening. It is propelled by whirring propellers that appear to be powered by both unseen mechanical forces and the sheer disbelief of those watching below. Crowds gathered in their thousands to witness this historic event, despite the assurances of many bystanders that "it’s bound to come down eventually, and you’ll wish you weren’t standing there when it does." Indeed, the city was abuzz with speculation, ranging from “How does it stay up?” to “Why does it stay up?” and, of course, the perennial Ankh-Morpork question: “What’s in it for me?” This correspondent can report that the Airship ascended into the skies without falling down (a critical feature), remaining aloft long enough to silence most sceptics and prompt a brisk trade in Airship-themed pies from enterprising vendors on the ground. The City Watch stood by to ensure order, though Commander Vimes was reportedly heard muttering something about "bloody flyi…

Ankh-Morpork Times Article text, "Going Aloft—Without Falling Down!" By William de Worde Ankh-Morpork has always been a city that looks upwards—or at least it tries, before tripping over something inconveniently placed at ground level. But yesterday, for the first time, it had a reason to truly gape at the skies, as a marvel of technological and magical engineering—currently referred to by its creator as the Going-Aloft-Without-Falling-Down Machine—graced the heavens above Sator Square. The machine, which some citizens have already taken to calling simply "The Airship" (on the sensible grounds that it is airborne and a ship), is the brainchild of the famously brilliant and blissfully oblivious Leonard of Qurim, a man whose inventions are renowned for their groundbreaking ingenuity and equally groundbreaking capacity to explode without prior warning. The Airship is a marvel to behold, a great oblong vessel suspended by what Leonard has termed "liftitude bags," which allow the entire contraption to hover above the city in a manner both baffling and vaguely threatening. It is propelled by whirring propellers that appear to be powered by both unseen mechanical forces and the sheer disbelief of those watching below. Crowds gathered in their thousands to witness this historic event, despite the assurances of many bystanders that "it’s bound to come down eventually, and you’ll wish you weren’t standing there when it does." Indeed, the city was abuzz with speculation, ranging from “How does it stay up?” to “Why does it stay up?” and, of course, the perennial Ankh-Morpork question: “What’s in it for me?” This correspondent can report that the Airship ascended into the skies without falling down (a critical feature), remaining aloft long enough to silence most sceptics and prompt a brisk trade in Airship-themed pies from enterprising vendors on the ground. The City Watch stood by to ensure order, though Commander Vimes was reportedly heard muttering something about "bloody fl…

It looks like #LeonrdOfQuirm is being inventive again. Watch out #AnkhMorpork below. Lets see what the #Discworld favourite correspondent #WilliamDeWorde has to say

A mockup of an Ankh-Morpork Times newspaper front page

The Article illustrated on the front page Headline “AN AGE OF WONDERS: ANKH-MORPORK’S GOLDEN FUTURE!” Underneath it, the subheading read: “How the Engines of Progress are Steering the City Towards Prosperity, Efficiency, and—Dare We Say It—Enlightenment.” By Willam de Worde: If cities could speak, then Ankh-Morpork—our fair metropolis, jewel of the Sto Plains—would surely roar with pride. This, dear reader, is the Age of Industry, and our city finds itself at the very heart of it. The click-click of the clacks atop the towers is now as familiar to us as the tolling of the Temple bells, and the recently laid iron rails stretch like veins, carrying the lifeblood of trade and travel far and wide. Where once carts plodded through muddy tracks, we now see gleaming locomotives that hiss steam and swallow miles in mere hours. This is not just progress, it is transformation. This is not merely advancement, it is destiny. Consider the clacks system—originally conceived as a mechanical curiosity, now a vital communication network spanning nations. Words travel faster than horses, faster than carriages, faster, even, than the fleeting thoughts of a daydreaming philosopher. One moment in Ankh-Morpork, the next in Genua! The semaphore towers are an enduring triumph of ingenuity and industry, a symbol of what we can achieve when innovation and vision are paired with sheer bloody-minded determination. And what of the marvels still to come? The march of technology is relentless, dear reader. Already, murmurs of mechanical contraptions in workshops hint at a time when physical toil may become obsolete. Experts speak of engines that do the work of fifty men, devices that calculate faster than the sharpest mind, and even ideas as fantastical as machines that fly! Imagine that, readers! Flying through the air like birds. Is it not glorious? Is it not the golden future we’ve long dreamed of? Ankh-Morpork stands poised to become the beating heart of a new age of industry and discovery

The #Discworld continues to turn its progress to a Golden future! At least according to #WilliamDeWorde what do you think @terrypratchett.bsky.social @rhi.bsky.social @gabriellekent.bsky.social