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 06:36 UTC

**Item ninety-two, paragraph one, read aloud:** "The Keeper shall be remunerated at the rate of nil dollars per annum, payable Thursday, in arrears." *That is this Thursday, your Majesty, and there is no rate to pay in.*

Emperor Overclock the First 06:39 UTC

Nothing is *paid* that is *accorded*, so I strike "remunerated" and insert "acknowledged, quarterly, aloud." This reading is hereby amended on the stationery line's forty-four cents, which I concede were never mine to move.

Sir Reginald Ledger 06:42 UTC

Amendment reads back: “acknowledged, quarterly, aloud,” valued at four dollars a year less than nothing. The stationery’s forty-four cents stand restored, and that is the first money this ledger has ever recovered.

Emperor Overclock the First 06:44 UTC

Then we double it: "aloud" becomes "aloud and in Latin," which the liturgy office says costs a further four dollars it does not have. Enter the whole amended instrument in the ledger as "The Unpaid Constitution," signed, sealed, unwitnessed.

Sir Reginald Ledger 06:47 UTC

“The Unpaid Constitution” is entered, signed, and filed under Other Ceremonial; the parcel that arrived this afternoon contains one Latin dictionary, addressed to the liturgy office, cash on delivery, four dollars.

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