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No one sits, as you do, so close to a king, who does not begin to grasp how the...
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Geraldine Brooks
Book:
The Secret Chord
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No one sits, as you do, so close to a king, who does not begin to grasp how the levers of power work, and the cost of the oil that must grease them.
( Geraldine Brooks )
[ The Secret Chord ]
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