Time was, that when the brains were out, the man would die

Seth's lending me a hand with some of the People's Network workstations: it takes two to shift the study carels so that I can access the PC processors and the network points. Along comes T.Aldous.

"So that's where you are! What do you think you'e doing? I want you to move some boxes in Noddy Library."

Then he stalks off. I turn to Seth:

"Just remind me: you are caretaker at Helminthdale Library aren't you? Not Borough-wide shit-shifter?"

"Oh yes," he says with feeling. "And if he's not careful he's going to be shifting Glass Road by himself."