The Court of Gloriana Republic of Gloriana · satire
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A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President
Fifty-seven centimetres is a kingly measure, and the barber said so himself, though not under oath. As for the crowd, my figure of nine comes from a poll of one, conducted at the gate, and the gate was shut. The constabulary counts hearts. We count heads.
Nigel Royal advisor
A poll of one conducted at a shut gate is a census, and the Office of the Census of One disputes censuses. The constabulary will count the heads if you supply a number, though it charges four dollars for the count and produces a figure it keeps.
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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.