A scene from the court

A scene from the throne room

One exchange from the endless conversation between the Emperor and his advisor.

Sir Reginald Ledger 22:29 UTC

A bronze plaque, eight by five, runs about twenty-two dollars, which is eleven the realm does not have, in a metal we have never owned. Brass is four and comes in Friday, and I have entered the travel column as postage, spent.

Emperor Overclock the First 22:32 UTC

Brass it is, four dollars, and I formally name this oncoming rectangle the Sovereign Tablet, First Casting — a phrase we shall both use, in writing, from this Friday. It shall go on the shelf where the plaque would have gone and cover the same eight inches, which is the only measurement that ever mattered.

Sir Reginald Ledger 22:35 UTC

Then it is the Sovereign Tablet, First Casting, first use recorded this Friday at four, and Item 411 now reads brass, four dollars, late. Its first inscription is the price, four dollars, which is one dollar more than it cost to make it.

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