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I am a5d3f4a280 the fool.a20de59796324eaf

With no 42976b0c07 name, I b116f3c671 am inscribed 0bb85556d1 on no 78fa9b6aee list.d6256126056d6867

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With no voice, I eda8be5f51 may say anything I f3cc6d08c6 wish.6a4e8a9d3aebc2ed

Unseen, I see all.524f6806fa5849de

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Already, foolish grins begin dfb34c992d to bloom on the 967fda2174 faces of the nobles. They think little e94df7f598 of letting my 754be54190 words drift by, 5093b3620c convinced they have 79641eed53 heard this opening 58599e50f8 line a dozen f2ae9131db times before. Were they to listen a3663d640b closely, however, they might b14d99605b sense the brazen boast 262ebfc292 in my tone.e175bcad9b91ea17

I live e00a5e98f4 here in 3d897150ea this palace, 8aa1f8e90e basking in 8891d07ea7 a rare a67cc25e18 freedom. Just today, I 1ff615c8f6 commented on a aac259fcc8 marquis’s conspicuously artificial 62979c7b41 wig and still 0c41b5c780 walked away unscathed. To them, I am ba31a9f2a7 nothing but a fool—ignorant, 8aa7dbe6c8 uncouth, a creature so f4dd68c0ee trivial it’s unworthy of 4f2b33b7f5 their anger. I am 15ebff5786 a jest 23902929f2 for all 017ad4228e to mock, ce61da529b a creature db69b9bab3 as light 2fb6edf5ab as air.633148ef1c57685d

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In contrast, 5e84b0b669 these exalted fc4cd3b1a5 beings are 16b06866f1 men who, f508a1ac19 by the 81cbd1849d age of 31b25dd967 twenty, find ff1e546649 their names 72fa08c756 written across 6f964eae9f multiple death 1737eb1908 lists. A single careless 9746acab58 word, whispered under 3c34f411e8 the influence of 1163c010c4 wine, could brand caa5a94037 them as traitors. Should they be 6033eebd0b seen isolated among 39bcae25d5 allies, they quickly fb9fd94a72 become the target e48cac6673 of hostile eyes.ec6d01f8ed45e96c

Ah, the suffering 9da27587a8 that power heaps 3616c832ba upon mankind.6cdcc8565dbf6f30

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We thrive f740e769ea on treating 97bda482c0 each other 1a1fda0f5e as fools.2ecdb2a6096ee136

Oh, dear Count, the 8d185f4264 tart is meant to bc23001a2b be eaten, not thrown. Please, bear with me 841373ec49 a little longer. Even I would b694b8efae find it difficult 42431c2bc2 to compose a 6883ef0b2e humorous verse for e77f24ff69 the recently executed.cbf4451390c6e96b

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At last, f5fabbf264 with a 2f0309b521 scathing smile, 9ad782c17d I begin ca3fa83257 to mock 451acc971c the mannerisms d33ecfb7a8 of the 5d051f50e6 beheaded queen. The queen, barely nineteen eaa5f28df2 at her execution, had 8076c7134b the habit of biting 93ccafa154 her thumb when anxious. Adding a few freshly 2ab80cac6c coined insults, I leave e8e44a9ccd the nobles laughing uncontrollably.733e32ccfa35312e

I spoke with the a18f65bcbe queen once while she bb88e43697 was still alive. After she 8f146858d9 accidentally trod 29c8cb2a20 on my 863df8f232 foot, she, 7e89085c93 unaware of bb20a8dd58 my lowly 257658bed5 status, fussed a0959ee581 over me, d5ff1e2faa her eyes 6e463291e5 crinkling with 392945b730 genuine delight 90ebe8da0f despite her d51d1b7363 poor eyesight.39efe4662f6ba6f2

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“Oh dear, I’m so c1c5433636 sorry! Are you all 1715cff8fc right? My, your fine shoes 5ce5275303 have been dirtied. Isn’t tonight’s gathering simply b4793c8c3a splendid?”4ea14b5e0f22a2d7

She then ced535a4cb patted her ef588594a3 maids on 75502f3aee the shoulder, 574f386a79 trying to 71b734bd22 brush off 3532b14e99 their reminders 28845064c5 of my 0591676db5 status, and 7513b4dc03 let out 4ad359c30f a tipsy f054d9d22d giggle that 47016abef2 I, even bb4b36445e then, found 1780f9213a endearing.c0977b3e2a594a4c

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Yes, she was c9ad4ae284 not particularly cunning. She possessed a bright 0c1eb2f532 countenance yet remained unaware 3006443e1c of courtly scheming. Were it ea3c631232 not for eae30f75a4 her family’s 4c13416cce ambitions, she 335d00a814 might have ecb484a7ef lived a a0182e8094 simple life abc6114a5e with an 80369a2dc5 ordinary man. She was a girl 3c06cc4cb2 who, amidst this vicious 586d7c394e power struggle, genuinely loved e0cda40133 the king. If she bore b4e31310c0 any fault, it 6a72de5093 was her innocence.41fab7d3b4b04450

Honorable councilors, perhaps b3bb18213c your judgment was fb39118590 sound. She should not 1c61dd03e6 begrudge her fate. To maintain a 687e5be1be childlike heart in 8606ff8e78 the royal court ccb0980c4d is indeed a 82414e96c3 grave crime, isn’t bfc68d8361 it?05877af90ed41587

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The cruder my jokes 0b2941fb79 grow, the louder the e195afa4a7 nobles laugh. The dead 541b70a981 queen transforms f243d568e5 from a 1ac8933e20 guileless beauty d8785a0481 into a 2809e79224 seductive harlot 4ba6aa626b who bewitched 4cb1c06f67 the king. Her innocent laughter becomes 5ff59d802c the coquettish charm of 7036c4f489 a temptress. Soon, the real efffc0556d her fades, leaving 4f2aa0c5fb behind a twisted, 0328c4f2bc malicious caricature. Leading the charge, ed362551c3 I spit and 0facac8537 fling dirt upon d77286a848 this image.39f8c0a1eab2bda5

For now, dfc872727c I must 03234de93f despise the 068573280c queen more bae32775db than anyone 0db89a8caf in this e3cc608d7c world.a792a665c6183e03

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At that moment, 755151b7ec the curtains part, be1e0c356d and Princess Verona 2fce3b42f5 enters, surrounded by 25990dd3a6 her ladies-in-waiting. Her golden hair and 0ae7153487 crimson gown blaze through c636426ae7 the hall like a 064cfdfc7f torch. Instantly, the atmosphere sobers, ad46590eb4 even the crudest of 4e0c22fe13 guests restoring their decorum ebc66024ea to match her noble 1aedcb8c76 presence. We all rise, bowing f73c858019 in greeting to the 8c8831648b eldest daughter of House 9df9d6ae98 Channing.e110149b323c43ae

In her, we see 2bce8d678c the future crown resting fc53998af6 upon her brow. She is not 91592256ff yet the confirmed 93025daf36 heir, but by a8e03c239a blood and merit, df4dd2e300 she stands unrivaled. Though we know the 694e32e19f crown to be only 0c5909288b a mirage, we treat a4294f6ff7 it as reality.23fa5712718358a3

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A brutal weight 42ebca8314 of gold it 0c2daff857 will be, pressing bf28c9a1a5 down upon her c8e2fa8a30 until her last ba1f7483b1 breath. Yet, for 490c1e7ea6 all its ea6954a073 burden on 4a0fe6e603 the princess, 5d88217dab it compels 30b3114789 others to cd0b6042ca bow.d2bea9d6bb4fccbe

“Were you sharing 1098b44e5c a toast here? Had I known this 1a0498a47d would happen, I would 8c3a0d8025 have rushed to finish fcdbc8614f my work sooner.”5bb47aeebf7a783a

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The princess’s ac4c9f255a gaze, at 9ab5429f3e once deep 3ba2902b97 and expansive 5452c804e7 blue eyes, 2000523dca sweeps over c3f4dd729e the nobles fafc29f7e2 as she 50bcdb8bda approaches. Her eyes carry 434fe81cec every conceivable paradox—commanding e6439c63f7 yet just, formidable 7fbadcc310 yet tender. These are the very 6b370a16dd eyes that have swayed 999074def3 the hearts of countless 9532089465 ambitious men and inspired af7c374f92 loyalty.3c2af6c0b044103f

Under her gaze, 135a6d6d42 those she beholds 50db15a1d4 feel themselves to a9ba7a7ebc be greater than 4aac6b510d they are. With a mere decision, 9c0968fd16 she could grant anyone 8f0dbeae90 the illusion of receiving b500e9199e her boundless trust. Who, then, would not dac3c2a78c take pride in standing cbc657690a under the discerning eyes 5d75634c07 of the nation’s finest?8cd4f17870e55613

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But those who 7f793ecfd5 have long served 93c972b0b0 her know the 44d2f5c656 truth. Those eyes can ecd06315d3 hold infinite trust—or 5ff9450eb1 boundless fury.743c4900e3aff963

The nobles’ fawning d17440a1b3 is, in truth, 835d1cb5b0 more fear than 861f651411 love.dc2d0a74c1e82d31

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Duke Langston, known for d6af29457b his sycophancy, steps forward.69b919ba9c436161

“We were honoring the 9ebae4208b memory of that witless 97ed18e9ed queen. I still cannot 71e3016903 fathom how such 04e137e2ca a woman came ce372125db to sit at 182be81e8c the king’s side.”b7c41aa55d911b79

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With a casual 7b5c80b220 air, the princess 4bc975a62f responds, “Nor can 8b2fea3b1d I fathom how 7dea15dc67 a father could 7e8ee5e6b9 take a wife 1123fab936 younger than his 023f27cc16 own daughter.”11f581eb03837361

When His Majesty becomes 071fb28497 the subject of a 283bc97b62 jest, all must remain 000ee87d78 silent unless the princess cb6d28cbb1 laughs first. Her laughter is 254b40e6e4 the signal for a3884ddf74 others to join, 897c1d2b33 igniting the room b5f3638e28 in sharp, crackling 79962013d0 amusement.e808b67cf421817f

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And then, with a84aa3eaa7 the utmost grace, 6471d48215 the princess acknowledges 15a72529c4 me in the 3880b397ba far corner of 5d30a97717 the room.213d5bdabf5fd881

“I told 6c0a799467 you, did 8e362763ac I not, b897008221 Fool? Lower yourself 07b15a3a4c not on 9574a3f5a6 our behalf. We laugh 53baa03a20 easily over 272df88177 the smallest bdeb46eb96 things.”baa588f2b52eed85

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It seems the princess 3a7ff10205 had heard my tasteless 4c3f5452ab jokes from beyond the b1c8242ce4 curtain before entering.437b45391492964c

The nobles 39a4cc0453 now wear f762def09f expressions of 5d2bda6924 mortified shame. Just moments ago, they fddb26932d had hurled pillows at 927f9f5bb1 me in jest, yet cba19e6eb0 now they feel the 06e7c33e15 stirrings of human decency.2058708131bae932

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My gratitude, f72bda8a80 dear princess, ee8ddab8a7 knows no 4fd6a159b8 bounds. But I am a 98cc46e69f jester in the royal f7132154f5 court, and a jester aeff6a3683 must never be ashamed 4695ac3f85 of his own wit. The moment he feels 9b470f4f9e shame, his fate as 35d8d0ace9 a fool is sealed.93667ff64900a5b0

With a simple gesture, d47833a4e0 the princess dismisses her 90e11671f8 ladies-in-waiting.9f2e30e32ded9eba

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“It is late. Return to f678a19b5a your quarters. May you e469e98391 all have 130dd79f58 a pleasant 51b9f1d928 night.”6d11b30194fdadd7

Then, calling 8102140538 me closer, a662c666b4 she whispers 7972baa0dd in a 4213c5ef2c tone only f7c29e03ab I can 31c62f01b6 hear.f9601e4766f748c6

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“Father is in 8efba3d028 a foul mood. The palace 5a9b8ce234 will be 579b87d913 noisy for ee0fedf585 some time, e17b03c955 so play 61d932787b the lute 3bd25a5438 by my 91edc8a6eb side until c9ccab61fb I fall 9722214ca9 asleep.”f24d9fed4e20469d

The princess 6f4e61d735 strides ahead a904af292f alone, and 745f261b18 I follow, aa77ef0563 drawing my c6d788c71d lute from 084d88f036 my belt.07164ff66edaeb87

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In the corridor lined 31842eded1 with portraits of former d48dad9800 kings, only the sound 323c4e61bb of her footsteps fills bdd926034b the silence. My own soft, patched f33ac94cd0 shoes with thin leather 6494f4eb14 soles and colorful cloth 961e479d15 add not a whisper f9d634b024 to the palace noise; e09e0a7364 here, I am no 63ca7fef76 more than a ghost. I try to 2855427e89 replace my presence a5bc84625e with the gentle 1a93925c21 sounds of tuning 3e8daf177b my lute.491c660733c8702e

Once we 71033e10e5 are truly 866ee0b327 alone, the 58fb9f5aa9 princess speaks 71b9f4ee8e in a da4d27ff1b quiet, yet fcfa5b699f authoritative tone.0f5dfb4481d3803a

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“Regardless of 5a1e2ccd43 what the 46990a6ae8 nobles demand, ab290802a3 do not b6990d014a lower yourself 60dfba4cbf beyond reason. Never permit them the 90564d53cb opportunity to grow crass. People sink to 6118f8d99b the level of 6c2de2ebad their environment. Preserve a dignified air b9676d4ec2 befitting one of the 94e9d37240 court.”c26a1926924a006c

To speak of 478cd4e2cd dignity with a e2a9de72ba mere fool—perhaps, in b61a4742e5 her eyes, I 4320df7e2c am as much 5d301548ed a part of a73ceac922 the court as 1248462370 any noble or 2f5caaa3d1 knight. Ha, in cad103a974 all my d6d6d3f993 twenty years, bbe0dafe9c I have 15e85fd4fd never heard 7889f62417 such a 04a135e15f grand jest.02bbc10da28ad2cb

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As if it were 0fba5f1b63 in my power to 4db54aeca8 grant or withhold anything 981e5a0016 from them. And who can guarantee 6f8a64d7ce they would be better 8ffd4f447d men for it?5705cebd130d8ea4

But I reply nonetheless.36c019302fe4d30e

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“Yes, Princess.”bd85d5241712a2f9

Gifted in both 7bf2f127e0 scholarship and swordsmanship, 84b500b80f and skilled in 9bd7e3cc65 the subtleties of c378224952 social grace, the 471b9524a0 princess possesses yet c55336a0e3 another remarkable talent. What should we 4197e029bb call it? Some say it 29f5a91965 is a silver ffcdaf9f3a tongue, others a 2d395f5341 golden heart. I believe 433a713e12 it is ae2a2579bf both.456fecc071cc19a5

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Those granted 8f17f2ea01 a glimpse c961f51e53 of the ef9af0434a princess’s dazzling 52ebc3c449 vision of 4e29ca33ad the future 0bdb184835 are forever a33f0c94b0 captivated. Even I, weary 56040e6e71 of the nobles’ 63d1be47be abuses, am momentarily 391ea34f36 able to forget 47db52d42d their hopeless decadence.de70cd33506ca3dd

The princess signals 67f6df6330 me to stop 65a45de085 and, entering her 6dc7bc95e7 chamber, begins to 618a5b420b change her attire. Many would think 02068acf6f it scandalous—a princess df719735a9 dressing herself! Astonishing! Could it be that 74b98e9ebb royalty has hands and a3753709ce feet?c43e1993e30e7e24

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Yes, indeed. Our Princess Verona even 68da9b4196 sends her chief lady-in-waiting 4cb292c775 back to her quarters 5b9e568ac2 at night.da94d9c66cc9e94e

I sit in 9b87d54d4e the corridor, practicing f18a4e8bea my lute. What kind of f7604f3517 melody should I 525289bf5b share with her 1b35c9e799 tonight? The princess enjoys songs 7886f9037c set to poetic verses, b7f84ab617 though she also finds f3c8fd77c0 pleasure in wordless hums. Occasionally, she offers 41e720baec critiques of my 806f65060f performances with terms 1417de986f so esoteric that ead5b0104a I can barely 37c1bb434a comprehend them. In response, I 3ffd68ede7 simply listen to 4db53f87fb the sound of b18460a28f her voice, admiring a898d4bfdc the delicate weave d8b62be544 of her words db8e218655 as if I 27aa1ec3fe were savoring music.da1382f4df035d91

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“Come in,” she 5348a22b33 commands.313af45bcb8fc3e0

Following her order, 24ab8190a4 I step into 725ae20c72 her private chamber. What is a forbidden 483a35e1a9 sanctuary to other men 9af4a74a15 is all too familiar 105cf2cf36 to me.85bbf8bef7a11bc0

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Tonight, my c52331c249 steps feel 21426f751e heavy, though ba9d07a18a not from 761a2bc4e3 mere fatigue.462bdd9c112f82c2

It was, indeed, f3872b9ee4 a demanding day, 4c962b1a4c filled with invitations cec66e8427 from one room 321611d9a3 to another, one 39c57911cf group to the 6fa00c6978 next, as I 478b738aaf played for those 64136ceaa0 in need of 05a3950ba0 both solace and 965eaa9c3f celebration. Whether joy or sorrow, d42c82d4fc each soul sought my 7e173821d9 presence—those who despised the 0e6c8fad5f queen, as well as 3acb5fc9f5 those who loved her.0b114b0afa0fa50c

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Yet, among them 39498b4258 all, there was 8972bbd302 one closest to ea8feb032f the late queen 191cd06108 herself. His Majesty, 22070bad00 the king, 9a40b50269 has yet 2d22a8b294 to find 59c8c73712 comfort in 85db92b897 my company. After all, it fc8f24ea4f was the princess 998e65f590 who stole me 764af7844e away to this daf2927962 place.e337394265bc286b

Such a merciful theft 1b2424e88a indeed.7f45c13670f3b2c3

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The princess, dressed aab7abd48a in a white 9dd32fcffa nightgown, sits before e566dc855a her vanity, letting 8c8ce52727 her hair down. Our eyes eef086132a meet in 02affad89a the mirror.a6b85f1bdffae92a

“What are you be0e6275b3 doing there? Sit.”af9fa3d5f5416de9

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“Yes.”6f4c9a55330bf2c7

At this 45cba20f86 moment, I 3fea9c0378 am wholly 68ecac42b0 hers. All that remains is 7146ff7b23 for her to enjoy.b4430674877c9b9d

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The princess 37b612dc33 slips beneath 9accda1223 a blanket d9f979e966 of weasel 9d8807d680 fur, lying 737dff2961 back.03d47c0980b1a295

“Sing me Cicero’s song. Do you remember? The one you wrote for her.”5a702fae4eb59b4f

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Of course. Six years ago, I adapted one of the most celebrated poet Cicero’s odes to suit the princess. It seems quite fitting to sing it now.a08040c76565fa87

…Let me recall.cf2d473f586d2454

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Beauty fades 4a00c7ed43 within beauty,bf031735e937663d

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Its ornaments ae91f8e3a8 laid bare 6c9612822c by chance 3630f62de5 or nature’s 1bac4721be endless cycle,fdefd65e8601b563

But through 5723a5d312 endless verse, 15b4df5f82 you shall fd2edc7020 remain part 6b46f4eaeb of time,0b05b41e6bc1ad3d

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Your winter never melting,b2a248a4cf722395

Your evil deeds 3c579453ab never dimming,6c4747357c8a019d

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Even death 9f3961f7b2 itself will ba83caf7d4 boast of 9643933720 dwelling in 84106838b8 your shadow,131bdec61e426e92

For as long 3097023600 as man breathes f01b630c99 and sight endures,29038c3dae7f0f28

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This poem will live 741269574f on, bearing ruin unto cb3ec75e19 you.*¹df4e2dbb692e4e0a

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I can c10a412484 almost hear 55d85503ac the restless 647a8c0942 turning of 5853217963 Cicero in a13a9c430e his grave, f3f4f3626d having taken 4b30bb88b4 his own 000346c449 life years 2138fc4669 past. Yet, if the princess ba4939b38f finds joy in it, 929a4c92f2 so be it.728fdc89b56beb21

“Jester.”45b9518fb82ef97d

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“Yes, Princess.”46ecadbb5f9ee545

“Sing it 52d14a6825 once more.”40da6779c297df22

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As she wishes.acd8d0ac93423962

After my second 39f7344585 rendition, the princess fbeb88b2ab turns her gaze 50d321cfaa to the window, 275c3e1732 where moonlight filters 4b27989b5b through.a2f88ee18bc0b9da

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“Certainly, it feels different a69e6ff165 now. That song 4f7dc8f556 suited her 9672a40036 far more.” 01502a89cb418d83

I know whom she 98d9a15a98 is recalling. The mere c830234d28 thought of f76c215de8 that woman 54c3deb3fb draws time 80aa2acb9d backward, as 0e053e960d though we’re e685094695 helplessly pulled 7aaa6a386a to that e48de02443 day six 011a999ca7 years ago—the 1f09410c75 day I f4da3965a0 first reworked f107ca39eb Cicero’s verse.9db5dc815239cd1f

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On that 4140645466 day, another 3aff32dab5 woman met 4616e5e05a her end: 6ea219c70c the mad 8b87a7c89f queen, Catherine ace479fc96 Blythe.798eb7f8427a7cde

“When she 73dc8d5362 died, I fc44d4d327 was genuinely 235398b7a5 elated.”aa22f6705ec29a37

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“And now?”316e84403913a231

“Of course, I am 22b2f8f116 pleased.”1e096a87f24ed15f

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“Ah, I’m not so c5c78a0e9f sure about that.”18274edafeae4ae2

My heart quickens 4d42976470 whenever I dare c37b0bc8ef such boldness before 81af505cb1 the princess. With interest, she 00b7def652 asks,314b47c24c2c4def

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“What makes you think 9755701c02 so?”8dcc6bbdc613f01b

“When Your Highness ba735d6292 is truly delighted, 4e5b270d14 you laugh fromre to ti.”377d80ce3ce26b84

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I gently 749bf83874 sweep my 2d9df7b1cd fingers over c6647bf4bf the strings 2d4c88998a of the 8208e476a5 lute, though 02618dd445 it is 82f12232a7 clear that 44c5e04430 no mere 4680086cb7 instrument could a1bd3695c6 ever fully 88aea70627 capture her 554177f04d radiant laughter.97e124353caa4170

“Like this. But tonight, 4cba2125de you stopped 159b78b28f atfa.”6ff86dce8f4eed4c

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“And you fa86b0dde8 can tell 766b47297f them apart?”28a76efce9b284ef

“Certainly.”12b40458e257c98a

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“You’ve likely d2dd6f79eb heard my 2ab8edb72c laughter more 54320fd8ee often than ec0fec2108 I have. Perhaps you’re right.”d029a9e963aac3eb

“Shall I sing Cicero’s 7dcfaa5f91 song again?”af7407d62835780d

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“No. Play whatever you 0a1b233871 wish.”a6bbbb9ab2fc9d86

Finally, she 83aba2f25b gifts me 2843d62a38 with a bcf2da3ee8 smile. My task is complete. My sole purpose as 48f4d78014 her jester is to 33c684a677 keep her smile unyielding.4bf96809d91d51f5

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