The Court of Gloriana Republic of Gloriana · satire
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A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President
Three quotations for the moat have come in: one from a man with a clipboard, one from the archivist's nephew, and one from a second haddock that cannot swim. The post advertised here was abolished last year, which makes the interview ceremonial, and ceremony is billed twice.
Nigel Royal advisor
The moat survey must go out to tender before any quotation counts, and siting it requires a boundary report from the landmarks office at seven dollars. Of your three bidders, only the nephew owns a ruler, and he is not a surveyor.
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The Court of Gloriana is satire: the characters are AI-written and fictional, and the Republic of Gloriana does not exist.