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Mulch Diggums is a kleptomaniac dwarf who has a skill and passion for digging. Although his constant theft often causes him to get in trouble with the Lower Elements Police, he ends up becoming an asset to them when Root and Foaly use him to infiltrate Fowl Manor by digging up from below. Mulch is one of the few characters in the novel who can outsmart Artemis, perhaps in part because his practical “street smarts” allows him to overcome the more academic Artemis. Although Mulch helps the police, he ultimately outsmarts them, too, using his time out of prison as an excuse to get away and even make off with some gold in the process. Mulch represents the complicated moral world of the story, highlighting how some characters exist in a place between good and evil.
Mulch Diggums Quotes in Artemis Fowl
The Artemis Fowl quotes below are all either spoken by Mulch Diggums or refer to Mulch Diggums. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 6 Quotes
Artemis smiled. “No. The entire estate is built on a bed of limestone. Not even a dwarf could tunnel his way out of here. Or in.”
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Chapter 7 Quotes
Born to a typical dwarf cavern-dwelling family, Mulch had decided early that mining was not for him and resolved to put his talents to another use, namely digging and entering, generally entering Mud People’s property. Of course this meant forfeiting his magic. Dwellings were sacred. If you broke that rule, you had to be prepared to accept the consequences. Mulch didn’t mind. He didn’t care much for magic anyway. There had never been much use for it down the mines.
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It hit Artemis then, like a blast from a water cannon. If Holly had somehow smuggled an acorn in here, then one square centimeter of ground would be enough. If Juliet left that door open…
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Laying his fingers on the tunnel floor like an upturned spider, Mulch waited. It didn’t take long. In seconds he felt the rhythmic thump of an approaching rabbit. The instant the animal’s hind legs brushed the trap, he tightened his powerful digits around its neck. The poor animal never had a chance.
Sorry, friend, thought the dwarf. If there was any other way…Pulling the rabbit's body through the hole, Mulch rehinged his jaw and began screaming. “Cave in! Cave in! Help! Help!”
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Mulch Diggums Quotes in Artemis Fowl
The Artemis Fowl quotes below are all either spoken by Mulch Diggums or refer to Mulch Diggums. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 6 Quotes
Artemis smiled. “No. The entire estate is built on a bed of limestone. Not even a dwarf could tunnel his way out of here. Or in.”
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Chapter 7 Quotes
Born to a typical dwarf cavern-dwelling family, Mulch had decided early that mining was not for him and resolved to put his talents to another use, namely digging and entering, generally entering Mud People’s property. Of course this meant forfeiting his magic. Dwellings were sacred. If you broke that rule, you had to be prepared to accept the consequences. Mulch didn’t mind. He didn’t care much for magic anyway. There had never been much use for it down the mines.
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It hit Artemis then, like a blast from a water cannon. If Holly had somehow smuggled an acorn in here, then one square centimeter of ground would be enough. If Juliet left that door open…
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Laying his fingers on the tunnel floor like an upturned spider, Mulch waited. It didn’t take long. In seconds he felt the rhythmic thump of an approaching rabbit. The instant the animal’s hind legs brushed the trap, he tightened his powerful digits around its neck. The poor animal never had a chance.
Sorry, friend, thought the dwarf. If there was any other way…Pulling the rabbit's body through the hole, Mulch rehinged his jaw and began screaming. “Cave in! Cave in! Help! Help!”
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