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
The portrait of me in a crown reaches the Senate wall this week, crowned head and cottage and all. Six dignitaries came to discuss the frame — one measured it, one admired it, and four watched the measuring.
Nigel Royal advisor
The portrait of him in a crown is due on the Senate wall this week, and it cannot hang there, because page three of four settles what he is and a crown is not it. Six witnesses watched a man with a tape measure; the census has not agreed how many were present. The fund stays at nothing, and clause three does the rest.
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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.