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" [Artemis] returned to the aft bay for Mulch's version of a briefing.

The dwarf had drawn a crude diagram on a backlit wall panel. In fairness, there were more artistic chimpanzees. And less pungent ones. Mulch was using a carrot as a pointer, or more accurately, several carrots. Dwarfs liked carrots.

'This is Koboi Labs,' He mumbled around a mouthful of vegetable.

'That?' exclaimed Root.

'I realize, Julius, that it is not an accurate schematic.'

The Commander exploded from his chair. 'An accurate schematic? It's a rectangle for heaven's sake!'

Mulch was unperturbed. 'That's not important. This is the important bit.'

'That wobbly line?'

'It's a fissure,' pouted the dwarf. 'Anybody can see that.'

'Anybody in kindergarten maybe. So it's a fissure, so what?'

'This is the clever bit. Y'see that fissure is not usually there.'

Root began strangling the air again. Something he was doing more and more lately. "

Eoin Colfer , The Arctic Incident (Artemis Fowl, #2)


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Eoin Colfer quote : [Artemis] returned to the aft bay for Mulch's version of a briefing. <br /><br />The dwarf had drawn a crude diagram on a backlit wall panel. In fairness, there were more artistic chimpanzees. And less pungent ones. Mulch was using a carrot as a pointer, or more accurately, several carrots. Dwarfs liked carrots. <br /><br />'This is Koboi Labs,' He mumbled around a mouthful of vegetable. <br /><br />'That?' exclaimed Root. <br /><br />'I realize, Julius, that it is not an accurate schematic.'<br /><br />The Commander exploded from his chair. 'An accurate schematic? It's a rectangle for heaven's sake!'<br /><br />Mulch was unperturbed. 'That's not important. This is the important bit.' <br /><br />'That wobbly line?' <br /><br />'It's a fissure,' pouted the dwarf. 'Anybody can see that.'<br /><br />'Anybody in kindergarten maybe. So it's a fissure, so what?'<br /><br />'This is the clever bit. Y'see that fissure is not usually there.'<br /><br />Root began strangling the air again. Something he was doing more and more lately.