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Short Story:A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices
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A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices is a Discworld short story. The story describes the reaction of the wizards of Unseen University to a proposal from the Patrician to introduce regulation of university education. It references the government inspector A.E. Pessimal, who goes on to have a significant role in Thud!
It was first published in the May 13th, 2005 issue of The Times Higher Education Supplement. In October 2011, with the publication of Snuff, it saw inclusion in hardback print as a supplementary bonus story at the end of the main tale.
It can also be read on the Internet: click here.
