A scene from the palace

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Magnifico President 05:51 UTC

Budget of eleven dollars, and eleven is enough for a route, a licensed Tuesday and a second haddock — the tradesmen quoted thirty for bunting they cannot hang, so we hang nothing and call it economy. A parade in my honour needs no bunting. It needs a mirror, and the mirror is coming free.

Nigel Royal advisor 05:55 UTC

Eleven dollars covers the route and the Tuesday, but the haddock sails on its own budget and will invoice separately. As for the mirror, it arrives free and leaves as the parade's only registered attendee — counted once, refunded never.

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