INCUBUST《男梦魇》
作者：特里·普拉切特Terry Pratchett

The physics of magic is this: no magician, disguise it as he might, can achieve a result beyond hisown physical powers.
魔法物理学如下：没有哪个魔法师引发的结果——尽管他会设法否认——能超过他本身的肉体力量。

And, spurned, he performed the Rite of Tumescence and called up a fiend from the depths of the Pit to teach her a lesson she wouldn’t forget, the witch.
他忽视了这个公理，借助肿块仪式从麻子深渊里召唤出来了一只恶魔，他要给那个女巫上上一课。令她永生难忘的一课。

The phone rang.
电话响了。

‘Nice try,’ she said. ‘It’s sitting on the bedhead now.’
“你这把戏不错，”她说，“它现在已经坐在床头上了。”

His breath quickened. ‘And?’
他的呼吸加快了：“然后呢？”

‘Listen,’ she said.
“你听吧。”她说。

And he heard the voice of the fiend, distant and wretched:
于是他听到了远处恶魔那可怜兮兮的声音：

‘… frightfully sorry … normally, no problem … oh god, this has never happened to me before …’
“……万分抱歉……一般来说，我都没问题的……上帝啊，我以前从来不会这样的……”