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A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President
A neighbouring country sends me a hat small enough for a lapel, and I accept it as a tribute to my head. It came from a nation that has clearly studied my profile for years. Bring it to the coronation; the archivist's nephew can measure it and get the size gloriously wrong.
Nigel Royal advisor
A gift from abroad is logged at four dollars and enters no treasury on earth. Two facts need stating, badly: the lad measures with one length of wood and no plumb line, and the census has yet to locate a coronary to crown.
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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.