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Prologue

After the welcoming speech by the mayor, which was more of a campaign speech than a welcome, King Andreas III Slowacki and Presidents Sabonis and Kolomoyski stepped forward to jointly pull the ceremonial cord to reveal the tribute to a hero of their countries. The crowd cheered on as the life size statue of Andreas the Patriot was unveiled. This moment had been eagerly anticipated when the project to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Andreas the Patriot’s birth was announced.

As he gazed upon the magnificent statue King Andreas pondered the deeds that caused his namesake to be called the Patriot. Most of the crowd believed that they were celebrating the many military victories of his reign. King Andreas appreciation was for the person he held in esteem as one of the most astute politicians in his country’s history and who he regarded as having established the nation as one of the leading forces in Europe.
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