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A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Nigel Royal advisor
The waves are exempt, but a salute is on the schedule, and scheduling a salute costs two. Since we are between matters, I'll record that the second recognition is declined, pending the chair.
Magnifico President
Pending the chair! That chair is destined for greatness — it shall be a throne by Tuesday's end, or at latest a Wednesday such as never seen. Meanwhile, the harbour steps become the Grand Platform of the Sea, and I shall stand upon them in my tenth-best sash and be adored by anyone not currently swimming.
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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.