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Bequeathed to [[Eric]] by his late relative:- a demon-summoning [[grimoire]] whose initials spell the potent and evil runic inscription MS Dos. The title refers to the evil single eye, which could refer to Tolkien's Sauron peering through the Calontir but is more likely to refer to the glowing screen of a computer,
'''''Mallificarum Sumpta Diabolicite Occularis Singularum:'' The Book of Ultimate Control''' is a demon-summoning [[grimoire]] whose initials spell out the potent and evil runic inscription MS-DOS. The heavy tome rests on a lectern in [[Eric]]'s workshop next to a chalked summoning circle on the floor. The title is embossed on the cover in flickering red letters, and Rincewind recognises that the [[Library]] has a copy, though none of the wizards there bothered with it. [[Eric]] found it among his grandfather possessions when he took over the workshop after his grandfather was killed trying to summon a succubus.
 
It has been suggested the title might refer to “the single eye of all diabolical evil”, which ''could'' refer to the Eye of Sauron from JRR Tolkien's books, or it could possibly refer to the single red eye of HAL9000 in ''2001: A Space Odyssey'', or it could even refer to the glowing screen of a computer monitor.
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Mallificarum Sumpta Diabolicite Occularis Singularum: The Book of Ultimate Control is a demon-summoning grimoire whose initials spell out the potent and evil runic inscription MS-DOS. The heavy tome rests on a lectern in Eric's workshop next to a chalked summoning circle on the floor. The title is embossed on the cover in flickering red letters, and Rincewind recognises that the Library has a copy, though none of the wizards there bothered with it. Eric found it among his grandfather possessions when he took over the workshop after his grandfather was killed trying to summon a succubus.

It has been suggested the title might refer to “the single eye of all diabolical evil”, which could refer to the Eye of Sauron from JRR Tolkien's books, or it could possibly refer to the single red eye of HAL9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey, or it could even refer to the glowing screen of a computer monitor.

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