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      "text": "“For years my lady made her plans. And when the time came to put them into action, how wonderfully she was able to achieve her ambitions.”\n\n“Only because few rational people can ever begin to understand such a lust for power,” said von Bek feelingly. “There is nothing more puerile than the mind of a tyrant.”",
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