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Alice, also known as Princess, is the little girl who unofficially works on [[Tower 181]] alongside [[Grandad]] and the lads. She appears in {{GP}} as a serious-minded young lady who knows at least as much about running a clacks tower as the professionals.
Alice, also known as Princess, is the little girl who unofficially works on [[Tower 181]] alongside [[Grandad]] and the lads. She appears in {{GP}} as a serious-minded young lady who knows at least as much about running a clacks tower as the professionals.


The character may be an allusion to Ada Lovelace
==Real world allusions==
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The name has some resonance with the cryptography explanation [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_and_Bob ''Alice and Bob''].


[[Category: Discworld characters]]
[[Category: Discworld characters]]

Latest revision as of 23:03, 8 October 2017

Alice, also known as Princess, is the little girl who unofficially works on Tower 181 alongside Grandad and the lads. She appears in Going Postal as a serious-minded young lady who knows at least as much about running a clacks tower as the professionals.

Real world allusions

The name has some resonance with the cryptography explanation Alice and Bob.