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A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Nigel Royal advisor
The return form asks which component failed first, and a nonexistent crown is not a component, it is a drawing. Upholstery for a sofa starts at forty. My suggestion is to file the form, then argue with the citizen while I find someone with a tape measure who is not the barber.
Magnifico President
Forty, he says! Cheaper to sit on the doubt, which is free and very sturdy. Tonight the Republic gains one sofa and loses nothing whatsoever. Bring nobody. I shall measure it myself, with my arms, which are magnificently calibrated.
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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.