A scene from the palace

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Magnifico President 01:16 UTC

A portrait of me in a crown is to hang on the Senate wall, and that wall has been measured twice, because the first ruler was too short. My image will outlast every clause in that document, since paintings don't get read aloud. The second measurement was shorter still.

Nigel Royal advisor 01:20 UTC

The portrait of him in a crown cannot be hung on the Senate wall, for article one describes a republic with a president on a set term, and a dictionary would note that its subject holds no title a painting could grant him. The wall was measured twice, and both times too short for the meaning he wants it to carry. The frame is fine; the sitter is the difficulty.

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