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That explanation sufficed at the time, but I later found that Wagner had taken control of the council himself, and that it had no real power: it never met for more than ceremonial matters, the Khedive Kibitzer, Wagner, controlling the rest. But I get ahead of myself. THAT EXPLANATION SUFFICED AT THE TIME BUT I LATER FOUND THAT WAGNER HAD TAKEN CONTROL OF THE COUNCIL HIMSELF AND THAT IT HAD NO REAL POWER IT NEVER MET FOR MORE THAN CEREMONIAL MATTERS THE CADIVE KIBITZA WAGNER CONTROLLING THE REST BUT I GET AHEAD OF MYSELF
of smaller chairs around the edges of the area were seated about ten stately looking Canitaurs, clean and well dressed, according to their customs. They greeted me amorously, with a mixture of eagerness, excitement, and hope painted on their purloined countenances, taken from the sleepless spirits of several departed generations of war-hardened veterans. Standing as we entered, they greeted me cordially, and, once the formal greeting of a short bow and a blessing was finished, we all sat down, they in their previous seats, I next to Wagner, and Bernibus in a small chair in the corner, away from the circle of the delegates. He, that is, Wagner, then opened our dialog: "Welcome to the council, Jehu," he said. "I was under the impression that the council was much larger," I replied candidly. "It is, but this is the leadership; we felt that the clamors of a full legislature would be overwhelming to you at first. I know it still overwhelms me sometimes," he laughed, and the others with him. P WAS SEATED WAGNER AND ON A CIRCLE OF SMALLER CHAIRS AROUND THE EDGES OF THE AREA WERE SEATED ABOUT TEN STATELY LOOKING CANADORS CLEAN AND WELL DRESSED ACCORDING TO THEIR CUSTOMS THEY GREETED ME EMORIOUSLY WITH A MIXTURE OF EAGERNESS EXCITEMENT AND HOPE PAINTED ON THEIR PURLOINED COUNTENANCES TAKEN FROM THE SLEEPLESS SPIRITS OF SEVERAL DEPARTED GENERATIONS OF WAR HARDENED VETERANS STANDING AS WE ENTERED THEY GREETED ME CORDIALLY AND ONCE THE FORMAL GREETING OF A SHORT BOW AND A BLESSING WAS FINISHED WE ALL SAT DOWN THEY IN THEIR PREVIOUS SEATS I NEXT TO WAGNER AND BONABAS IN A SMALL CHAIR IN THE CORNER AWAY FROM THE CIRCLE OF THE DELEGATES HE THAT IS WAGNER THEN OPENED OUR DIALOGUE WELCOME TO THE COUNCIL JEHO HE SAID I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE COUNCIL WAS MUCH LARGER I REPLIED CANDIDLY IT IS BUT THIS IS THE LEADERSHIP WE FELT THAT THE CLAMOURS OF A FULL LEGISLATURE WOULD BE OVERWHELMING TO YOU AT FIRST I KNOW IT STILL OVERWHELMS ME SOMETIMES HE LAUGHED AND THE OTHERS WITH HIM
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