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BY ORDER OF THE ETERNAL CITY  ·  LET IT BE KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCES

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ON THE MATTER OF
GAS PRICES

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IN THE YEAR 2012, THE FOLLOWING WAS PROCLAIMED:

"Why isn't Obama protecting us
from ridiculous gas prices?"

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IN THE YEAR 2026, THE FOLLOWING WAS PROCLAIMED:

"If gas prices keep rising,
let them rise.
I'm not bothered."

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BOTH PROCLAMATIONS WERE MADE BY THE SAME MAN.

BOTH WERE INTENDED TO BE BELIEVED.

THE EMPIRE HAS ATTEMPTED TO RECONCILE THEM.

THE EMPIRE CANNOT.

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POSTED IN THE FORUM BY THE OFFICE OF IMPERIAL RECORDS
FILED UNDER: CONTRADICTORY EDICTS · VOL. MXLVII · SEE ALSO: THINGS SAID BEFORE POWER

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