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... last pages of the book, her face darkening with every line. The open corruption, the embezzlement, the discriminatory taxes—she had expected all of this.
But what she had not expected was its extent.
Her head reeled at the thought of the figures. Profound wealth of gold, diverted into secret coffers. Outrageous taxation in the guise of "rebuilding" when rebuilding had never happened. The Aschelians were being manipulated, assuredly, but they were drained of their very vitality. ...
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