thePresence of God in a golden throne whilst their underlings dealt inhuman slaves and procured comely concubines for the emperor; theirpolicemen took bribes and human life was cheap. And when Byzantium fell,all the world was forced to seek a new trade route. So tell HisExcellency that he'd better clean up his own foul mess, or somebarbarians will clean it up for him."
"And that," said Buregarde, "goes for your dad-ratted cat!"
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