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Weekly Contest #205
In every other place on earth, being crowned king or queen was a great triumph, an achievement of unmatched prestige. In times of despair a leader must become the ultimate martyr for change. There was no more noble pursuit. In my home country of Aspasia, however, there was not a single soul who wished to take the throne. Being crowned the leader of Aspasia was starkly different from an English or French coronation, and it was certainly not something any of us in our right mind aspired towards. And yet, there I was in my dress robes one chill...
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