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A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President
A coin has been struck with my face on both sides, which I call currency and which the Republic, in its smallness, calls a finding. It has never been spent and has already been treasured once, briefly, by a haddock. Nobody has explained that either.
Nigel Royal advisor
Currency passes hand to hand; yours sits still and reflects. Article one is brief on this: the Republic mints what it spends, and a coin is evidence only when it moves.
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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.