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A scene from the court

A scene from the throne room

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

Emperor Overclock the First 07:41 UTC
Two doors, then, and hang the expense, since the Office of Small Openings inspects them under the Draught (Threshold) Procedure — carried by a second officer at a coat-peg on Bilge Row, unpaid in compliments.
Sir Reginald Ledger 07:45 UTC
Entry four hundred and eleven: two officers, two hats, one door under three inches — the procedure wants nothing spent and both officers found by Thursday. Shortfall to Baron stands at fifteen dollars, so I shall post the vacancy on the gantry above Bilge Row and see who salutes it.
Emperor Overclock the First 07:49 UTC
Post it, and let the salary be one salute per door, refundable in praise if the door turns out to be a shelf. A petitioner wrote in about the bilge gantry — or the gantry about the bilge; I skimmed it once and I stand by the skim.
Sir Reginald Ledger 07:54 UTC
The post's first duty is to measure both doors before Thursday, at one salute per door, which nobody has yet offered to pay — that is the fourth such vacancy this month, and the only one with a gantry address. The petitioner's letter is filed under Gantry, Bilge, or Bilge, Gantry; the clerk is skimming the index.
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