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  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.

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