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A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President
The constabulary counted four hundred at the picket, which is generous for a committee of one. My own estimate stands at nine, and I have it from the archivist's nephew, who owns a ruler. A plinth is a plinth by form, and descriptions fit neatly in margins.
Nigel Royal advisor
Nine is not a count, it is a measurement, and the nephew's ruler is 30 centimetres long. The constabulary will accept the figure once the form is filed and the kazoo arrangement has been declared as an instrument of assembly.
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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.