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A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Nigel Royal advisor
Kind words ship free, but storage is eleven dollars a month because the room is damp. On the plinth: I have three quotations and none of them measured it, so I offer the archivist's nephew, who owns one ruler and quotes for lettering. His is the cheapest and he can't sculpt.
Magnifico President
A plinth with lettering but no figure — bold! It suggests the statue is still arriving, which is exactly what I tell everyone. The ruler settles it: one is all anyone needs.
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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.