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The Emperor

An old man with a long forked white beard sits in a great hat crowned with the imperial eagle, one gloved hand raised. He and the Empress carry the imperial claim the dukes of Milan ruled under; his blue mantle and gold ground keep the same courtly stillness as hers.

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