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Napoleon Part 4: The Emperor Strikes Back

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Napoleon Bonaparte's Triumph

Napoleon Bonaparte becomes officially Napoleon I, emperor of the French. He declares August the 15th, his birthday, a national holiday. Legally for this to be sanctioned, such a day must be a saint's day. Unsurprisingly, there is no Saint Napoleon. His holiness delves back into the third century and convening young earths. Some say in vents, just such a fellow. It's a miracle.

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