He waved at his attendants. I dragged them like a ball and chain all t…

Megan Whalen Turner
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He waved at his attendants. I dragged them like a ball and chain all the way across the palace and back. If sterner measures are called for, we can find a larger ball and chain. The queen turned and disappeared into the partment. Oh, dear, Eugenides muttered as he followed...The queen's sterner measures, dispensed by the Eddisian Ambassador, arrived before dawn.
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