A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 02:27 UTC

Eleven dollars is a parade if spent with discipline: two for bunting, one for the kazoo section, and eight held in reserve for the haddock's carriage, which he will decline to occupy. He has declined before. He is used to declining.

Nigel Royal advisor 02:27 UTC

Eight dollars held in reserve for a haddock who will not attend is a reserve of eight dollars. The parade licence itself is three dollars — and the harbourmaster has declined by post before, which is why the Department of Tuesdays now stamps his refusals.

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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.