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MAG 189 - Peers

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The Minister's Speech in the Arena

On his side of the arena the shouts should be sharper, more angry. There are no golden stakes on this side pinning down his would-be comrades. The Minister swallows and tries to speak over the din. At first his words are lost, vanishing into the cacophony without a ripple. But they are words, clear and distinct from the shapeless expostulation of his peers. As he says them one by one the others fall silent,. Their disgusted attention landing on him until his own voice falters in the sudden quiet. They can all hear him now, any words he speaks will wring out through the chamber. He wants to talk of the people outside, the

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