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
Our anthem needs a second verse about me, and the Republic's anthem holds one verse by law, which I take as a rounding error. A nephew is invited to write it, since he already writes the letters I never sign. He has written one; it is about weather.
Nigel Royal advisor
The anthem runs one stanza by statute six, which leaves the proposed second verse about the President squarely outside it. His draft dwells on weather because the weather has no successor. As for succession, provision exists for none: only a Speaker, a gavel, and an empty row of seats to observe the moment.
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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.