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So tonight I want to start with a story, a once upon a time kind of story.

And in this one, there's a good king who's seeking an heir to his kingdom.

And he's aging and he's without children.

And he wants to ensure that the kingdom continue to flourish as it's been doing,

that the population's in good hands.

So being an open-minded sort, he decided he'd invite anyone who was interested to apply

for the job, so to speak, you know, an equal opportunity employer, that kind of thing.

And it's also used in the Nagellataran mindset, not only that he decided that everybody

come at once to the palace.

And so that nobody would be able to appear in a more impressive way than anyone else.

He opened up all the wardrobes from the kingdom.

He let everybody pick what they wanted to wear and making sure that they'd appear their

best.

And the great day arrives.

A huge stream of people come through the palace gates.

They're very excited by the opportunity of being in King or Queen.

And the king and his minister are waiting patiently upstairs in the chambers for when they're

ready.

And so first the people get to enjoy the bath houses with all the special soaps and so

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