Quire - Revision history

AgProv: killing redlink

2016-07-24T15:25:23Z

killing redlink

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	The '''Quire''' is the river which descends from the [[Ramtops]] and drains the [[Octarine Grass Country]]. According to [[Lady Sybil Ramkin]], who evidently paid attention in [[~~Teachers~~\|Miss Traitor]]'s geography lessons at the [[Quirm College for Young Ladies]], this is the principal river of [[Quirm]], passes through the city of Quirm, and which sustains a thriving river trade. While most of the time placid and navigable without risk, it apparently has ''moods'' which can make it unpredictably dangerous and in fact it is known colloquially as "Old Treachery" (''Vieux Trahison''?).		The '''Quire''' is the river which descends from the [[Ramtops]] and drains the [[Octarine Grass Country]]. According to [[Lady Sybil Ramkin]], who evidently paid attention in [[Teacher\|Miss Traitor]]'s geography lessons at the [[Quirm College for Young Ladies]], this is the principal river of [[Quirm]], passes through the city of Quirm, and which sustains a thriving river trade. While most of the time placid and navigable without risk, it apparently has ''moods'' which can make it unpredictably dangerous and in fact it is known colloquially as "Old Treachery" (''Vieux Trahison''?).

	The Quire... meanders. It has the currant speed of a squashed raisin, so it has a myriad snags and sand bars, and it bad to navigate at night. It also has a population of alligators, and several thousand flies.		The Quire... meanders. It has the currant speed of a squashed raisin, so it has a myriad snags and sand bars, and it bad to navigate at night. It also has a population of alligators, and several thousand flies.

AgProv: killing redlink

2016-07-24T15:24:45Z

killing redlink

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	The '''Quire''' is the river which descends from the [[Ramtops]] and drains the [[Octarine Grass Country]]. According to [[Lady Sybil Ramkin]], who evidently paid attention in [[Miss Traitor]]'s geography lessons at the [[Quirm College for Young Ladies]], this is the principal river of [[Quirm]], passes through the city of Quirm, and which sustains a thriving river trade. While most of the time placid and navigable without risk, it apparently has ''moods'' which can make it unpredictably dangerous and in fact it is known colloquially as "Old Treachery" (''Vieux Trahison''?).		The '''Quire''' is the river which descends from the [[Ramtops]] and drains the [[Octarine Grass Country]]. According to [[Lady Sybil Ramkin]], who evidently paid attention in [[Teachers\|Miss Traitor]]'s geography lessons at the [[Quirm College for Young Ladies]], this is the principal river of [[Quirm]], passes through the city of Quirm, and which sustains a thriving river trade. While most of the time placid and navigable without risk, it apparently has ''moods'' which can make it unpredictably dangerous and in fact it is known colloquially as "Old Treachery" (''Vieux Trahison''?).

	The Quire... meanders. It has the currant speed of a squashed raisin, so it has a myriad snags and sand bars, and it bad to navigate at night. It also has a population of alligators, and several thousand flies.		The Quire... meanders. It has the currant speed of a squashed raisin, so it has a myriad snags and sand bars, and it bad to navigate at night. It also has a population of alligators, and several thousand flies.

AgProv: Expanding

2014-12-03T10:51:07Z

Expanding

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	* ''[[Roberta E. Biscuit]]''		* ''[[Roberta E. Biscuit]]''
	* ''[[Wonderful Fanny]]''		* ''[[Wonderful Fanny]]''

			The cheerfully downmarket seaside resort of [[Quiremouth]] is situated at the estuary and served, for day-trips and longer holidays, by the new railway.

Osiris: 1 revision: Discworld import 2

2012-09-24T00:09:57Z

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Stanley Howler: Damn slam

2012-06-01T17:24:00Z

Damn slam

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The '''Quire''' is the river which descends from the [[Ramtops]] and drains the [[Octarine Grass Country]]. According to [[Lady Sybil Ramkin]], who evidently paid attention in [[Miss Traitor]]'s geography lessons at the [[Quirm College for Young Ladies]], this is the principal river of [[Quirm]], passes through the city of Quirm, and which sustains a thriving river trade. While most of the time placid and navigable without risk, it apparently has ''moods'' which can make it unpredictably dangerous and in fact it is known colloquially as "Old Treachery" (''Vieux Trahison''?).

The Quire... meanders. It has the currant speed of a squashed raisin, so it has a myriad snags and sand bars, and it bad to navigate at night. It also has a population of alligators, and several thousand flies.

One of the most dangerous elements of the Quire is the damn slam, which has gained an infamous repute in boating circles. In the technical manuals, of course, the phenomenom is known as a 'Dam Slam', but anyone who experiences one learns to swear, hence the subtle change of name. A damn slam is when the debris floating on a river tangles up until it is one mass, and when the river builds up sufficiently to overcome the strength of the natural dam, it will plough it down the river, mercilessly sweeping up or capsizing everything in its path, all the way to the sea. Things can get really ''intense'' on Old Treachery in bad weather.

The details of how a damn slam was bested is recounted in {{SN}}.

Vessels known to travel along the Quire include:
* ''[[Black-Eyed Susan]]''
* ''[[Glorious Peggy]]''
* ''[[Queen of Quirm]]''
* ''[[Roberta E. Biscuit]]''
* ''[[Wonderful Fanny]]''

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[[Category:Streets and Landmarks of Quirm]]
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