Dwarves are very adept at keeping accurate accounts, for it appeals to their hoarding and sense of exactness. Their books are rarely off balance.
They have no need for calculators and can achieve large sums in their rocky heads - calculating mountain mass to ore ratio in but a lengthy moment.
"Too many wintery dinners" he said, putting his pen down.
The tip of its quill glinted in the half-light. He scrutinized the page again, double checking what he knew already to be true...
"A toad's breath is more pungent than its back-end gas, and can brown the top of a cauliflower at a distance of three inches. Note to self - must keep the toads far from the roses this year, else their emissions singe the petals."
-Gabriel Brunsdon, Puck in Hell, Azlander Series
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