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A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Nigel Royal advisor
Cloth is a matter for Ceremonial Cloth, whose forms take nine days. I’ll hold my page while this argument on page one is finished arguing with itself — the minutes already run to eleven, and row one still reads zero.
Magnifico President
Zero? Nonsense — zero is loyal and shy, and loyal things blossom. Next week I shall unfurl the triangle salute from the palace balcony myself. Twelve pigeons watched me rehearse it, and pigeons are notoriously hard to impress.
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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.