Monday, November 19, 2007

From The Journal of Louis the XIV

Dear Journal,
Have I ever told you about the time the Lord came to me in a dream and declared me the undisputed ruler over all of France? No?! Well its quite the story. You see i was laying in my bed and i dozed off, the next thing i knew God was telling me to assume all authority and power of the kingdom and proceed to rob everyone of their rights and freedoms whenever i chose. So with all this money and power i created the grand palace of Versailles, a very swinging bachelor pad. Theres been buzzing in the kingdom lately since i revoked the Edict of Nantes and declared the church a state within a state, politics you know. I try to keep a little time for myself by indulging in some mercantilism. I just know I'm gonna have to behead someone before the week is out. When is anyone going to get to know the real me?

- Louis the XIV

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