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# NetHack 3.7 data.base # NetHack 3.7 data.base
# $NHDT-Date: 1605726848 2020/11/18 19:14:08 $ $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.98 $ # $NHDT-Date: 1608767189 2020/12/23 23:46:29 $ $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.99 $
# Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team # Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
# Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers # Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
# NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. # NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.
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And welcomes little fishes in, And welcomes little fishes in,
With gently smiling jaws! With gently smiling jaws!
[ How Doth The Little Crocodile, by Lewis Carroll ] [ How Doth The Little Crocodile, by Lewis Carroll ]
# Creosote is the Discworld analogue of Croesus
croesus croesus
kroisos kroisos
creosote creosote
Croesus (in Greek: Kroisos), the wealthy last king of Lydia; Croesus (in Greek: Kroisos), the wealthy last king of Lydia;
his empire was destroyed when he attacked Cyrus in 549, after his empire was destroyed when he attacked Cyrus in 549 BC,
the Oracle of Delphi (q.v.) had told him: "if you attack the after the Oracle of Delphi (q.v.) had told him: "if you attack
Persians, you will destroy a mighty empire". Herodotus the Persians, you will destroy a mighty empire". Herodotus
relates of his legendary conversation with Solon of Athens, relates of his legendary conversation with Solon of Athens,
who impressed upon him that being rich does not imply being who impressed upon him that being rich does not imply being
happy and that no one should be considered fortunate before happy and that no one should be considered fortunate before