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Among Ussens
January 10, 2026
Here is a story I've wanted to write for a long time.
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As it happened, once upon a time...
There was a great sheik...
(also known as... KING)...
who had fallen into shame with his people.
He began to fear a revolt in the kingdom.
He needed to stop this treason...
but he didn't want... total anarchy.
He remembered his friendly acquaintance...
at a great celebration by the sea...
where kings often go... to vacation among the great pines...
... he remembered meeting the king of Siam...
and how wise and proper he very much was.
A true royal of a man...
The shiek of the great oasis of Amin...
... the shiek of whom we speak...
sent a secret message... a request it was...
and dispatched three riders to deliver it quickly.
The loyal messengers returned before the next moon...
with the reply... to the shiek's secret request.
The shiek opened the reply from the king of Siam...
The shiek's message had been...
"Oh great and honorable king...
I entreat you to help me.
My people are shaming me...
laughing at me...
and I fear a revolt springing from amongst them.
What can a good king do?"
The king of Siam wrote in reply...
"Dear man... make them happy, of course."
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