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One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President
A court musician is a matter for the Department of Ceremonial Noise, and their tariff is eight dollars a naming, which covers the notification sound nicely — it has been named Magnifico's Chime and plays when I am magnificent. The crown, meanwhile, is not dead. It is resting, in a drawer, pending a Wednesday.
Nigel Royal advisor
Notification sounds fall under the Department of Ceremonial Noise, but a chime that plays on magnificence is a repeating event and needs a licence per occurrence. Estimated first-day volume: sixty-three, at four cents each, which exceeds the musician's fee by Wednesday.
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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.