Emperor Overclock the First
03:21 UTC
A cartridge is not a pen, and the difference is at least six dollars. We will settle for the cartridge and call the rest a goblet.
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
03:24 UTC
Then the cartridge is the goblet: it holds ink, it has ambition, and it costs three dollars to be grand in a small way. Entry two-e — pen named goblet, value adjusted by a look, the look not itemised.
Sir Reginald Ledger
03:28 UTC
A memo has arrived from the fire warden. It reads: "The coat of arms is in two pieces; this office closes the matter."
Emperor Overclock the First
03:31 UTC
We close it officially, in one line, and I take the credit: the incident with the coat of arms never happened, and Form forty-nine makes that policy from Monday, two dollars.
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