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The minute, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and International Aid. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Legendary City. Income tax is unheard of.

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Elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume, both illness and poverty are seen as signs of low moral worth, mathematicians are gathering an infinite number of Legendaries and typewriters to see if they can recreate the works of Max Barry, and Noah spends weekends doing the laundry of foreign leaders. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. SecoNd beSt card colleCtor's national animal is the Legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Second Bestness.

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