"We, Seth, Emperor of Azania, Chief of Chiefs……" — Evelyn Waugh

We, Seth, Emperor of Azania, Chief of Chiefs of Sakuyu, Lord of… - Evelyn Waugh

"We, Seth, Emperor of Azania, Chief of Chiefs of Sakuyu, Lord of Wanda and Tyrant of the Seas, Bachelor of the Arts of Oxford University, being in this the twenty-fourth year of our life, summoned by the wisdom of Almighty God and the unanimous voice of our people to the throne of our ancestors, do hereby proclaim. . ." Seth paused in his dictation and gazed out across the harbour where in the fresh breeze of early morning the last dhow was setting sail for the open sea. "Rats," he said; "stinking curs. They are all running away."

— Evelyn Waugh

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