“The people, mostly village folk with a spattering of merchants, milled about the courtyard awaiting the great announcement. Too long had they been oppressed by the lord who sat regaled visitors and cavorted in the great castle on top of the mountain. The barrister strode forth, stepped onto the platform, held aloft the object of everyone’s attention, and announced, “This! This is the Chosen One!” The chicken squawked in his grasp.”
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