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A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President
My loyal subjects are the finest in any land, and every one of them says so. I have met several. They were all me, or a portrait of me, which counts twice. The census figure holds at one magnificent citizen, and I am him.
Nigel Royal advisor
The census counted one resident, and the returning officer says a portrait is not a person, whatever its posture. Under the Constitution the population is what the count says it is, on page two. Your loyal citizens number one, and the one keeps renaming himself.
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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.