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A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President
A fitting for a crown that does not yet exist is simply hope, measured in centimetres, at sixty-three. The Department of Ceremonial Headwear has issued a form for the hope, which I have signed twice, once for me and once for the mirror, its senior partner.
Nigel Royal advisor
The Deputy Registrar advises the mirror must hold its own pen licence before co-signing; that is a separate seven-dollar application. In the interim your double signature is filed as one hope and one reflection, neither yet wear-proof.
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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.