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Golden Empire. He read in silence for perhaps a minute, and then turned the scroll over to examine minutely the seal on the obverse.
"You are famed as a "No. The Emperor is no more than a boy. He is idealistic. Keen. A god to his people. Whereas this afternoon's letter is, unless I am very much mistaken, from Nine Turning mirrors, the Grand Vizier. He has grown old in the service of several Emperors. He regards them as a necessary but tiresome ingredient in the successful running of the Empire. He does not like things out of place. student of empire affairs," said the Patrician. "Can you explain this?""Knowledge in the matter of the Empire lies less in noting particular events than in studying a certain cast of mind," said the old diplomat. "The message is curious, yes, but not surprising.""This morning the Emperor instructed," the Patrician allowed himself the luxury of a scowl, "instructed me, Gorphal, to protect this Twoflower person. Now it seems I must have him killed. You don't find that surprising?"The Empire was
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