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Sam

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Samuel Vimes, Commander of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch and reluctant Duke of Ankh, is a hard-boiled copper with an uncompromising moral code. Rising from alcoholism and poverty to become one of the city's most powerful men, Vimes maintains his street-level perspective while battling both crime and the politics of a rapidly changing fantasy metropolis.

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