Greatauk

Greatauk, as the noblest of the Penguins, sat upon the highest stone.

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And it was with a legitimate pride that Greatauk, expressing himself as a true artist, said one day to General Panther: "This case is a masterpiece: it is made out of nothing."

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However, Greatauk, his eye-glass in his eye, was looking at the formidable pile of papers with less satisfaction than uneasiness.

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If the victim is not one of us, his executioners are our brothers 'executioners, and before Greatauk struck down this soldier he shot our comrades who were on strike.

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"Bless Greatauk, father, for all power comes from God."

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Every time the author of any misdeed was looked for, Greatauk used to say:

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The Elders were still applauding when Greatauk, his hand on the pommel of his sword, made this brief declaration:

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Not that he was in disagreement with so many and such noble colleagues, but he had been commissioned by them generously to betray his Prime Minister, to cover him with shame and opprobrium, and to convert the new trial to the glory of Greatauk, the satisfaction of the Anti-Pyrotists, the profit of the monks, and the restoration of

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Greatauk, in this second affair, surpassed himself.

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Of having been one of the first to know that Pyrot was innocent and Greatauk a scoundrel.

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