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2.38sSo? Look at all these guys.
3.24sDo you have any idea what the average length of their reigns was?
2.14sUh... 80,000 years?
1.75sNo, one week.
4.19sDamn. I knew you wouldn't have asked unless it was really high or really low.
3.02sEvery emperor ascended to power by assassinating the previous one.
1.05sAnd guess who's next?
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2.7sWell, at least my assassin will get what's coming to him.
2.18sYou're in tremendous danger, you idiot!
3.27sHalf these emperors were drunk at their own coronation.
2.77sHey, I plan on having a few brewskis myself.
1.5sNo, they were assassinated.
5.77sIn fact, the law says you'll be killed on the spot if you fail to recite the oath from memory.
1.9sI was going to thumb through that later.
2.1sThat is completely reckless.