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	<span style="font-size:22px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="color:#f1c40f;">Treaty of Yong Ping, 1849</span></span></span>
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	<em><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Agreed on the 4th of Horen’s Calling, 1849 / 4th of Snow’s Maiden, 53 of the Second Age</span></span></em>
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	<em><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">By the Holy Orenian Empire and the Jade State of Yong Ping</span></span></em>
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	<em><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Renewed early, with additional provisions. </span></span></em>
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	<span style="color:#f1c40f;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Article I - Recognition of Sovereignty</span></span></span>
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	<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The Holy Orenian Empire and the Jade State of Yong Ping (henceforth ‘the signatories’) recognize each other’s Realms as independent lands ruled by their respective leaders, and will make no attempt to subvert those authorities governing them.</span></span>
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	<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The territory to the south of Oltremont and the east of Yong Ping will be maintained as per the previous agreement signed in 1820, with the Holy Orenian Empire ruling over the easternmost half and the Jade State over the westernmost ((Tile 66A/66B)).  </span></span>
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	<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The cost of developing and maintaining the aforementioned territory will continue to be split evenly between the governments of Yong Ping and the Holy Orenian Empire.</span></span>
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	<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">All other territorial recognitions and agreements made in the previous 1820 treaty are reaffirmed by the signatories.</span></span>
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	<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The Signatories agree to support and defend one another to the full extent of their military, economic and political capacity, in the case wherein any nation or paramilitary polity attacks, intends to attack, or declares war upon a signatory in an aggressive manner. In the case wherein the Signatories would come into conflict with allies bearing treaties of defense, or military alliance; the signatories shall not be required to offer military, political, or economic aid to their fellow signatory but cannot offer aid to their respective allies for the duration of the conflict.</span></span>
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		<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Signatories will adhere to the following terms regarding trade:</span></span>
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		<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Signatories will trade specialty goods free of tariff, including in cases of purchase, exchange, or bartering</span></span>
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		<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Signatories will reserve the option to host a ferry in their docks to the other’s port.</span></span>
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		<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The ferry’s cost will be split between both signatories equally, including the construction and upkeep costs.</span></span>
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	<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The Signatories will allow free passage for civilians or refugees through their respective territories, under the law of both nations. The road to Yong Ping passing through Orenian territory will not be obstructed to such individuals. The Signatories will cooperate militarily to keep the region free of bandits.</span></span>
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	<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The Signatories shall cooperate and assist one another in the eradication of the vile race of heretics and Iblees spawn known as Azdrazi. This provision will compel them to share intelligence and assist each other in operations pertaining to the destruction of the Azdrazi, where those actions are not against the Sovereign interests of their respective Signatory.</span></span>
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	<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The Signatories shall appoint and accept a Patron Saint, Nafis of Al-Dirahk ‘the uncut diamond’, as the patron saint for the Jade State of Yong Ping and the Canonists visiting and living within the boundaries of the Jade State of Yong Ping. A shrine to St. Nafis will be maintained within the Jade State.</span></span>
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	<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">In the case wherein either signatory is found by the other to be in violation of this pact, all articles shall remain in effect for the next two years, while the signatories search for diplomatic resolutions according to the articles of this document.</span></span>
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	<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">This treaty shall expire after twenty years. It may be renewed by mutual consent of both signatories.</span></span>
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	<em><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Signed,</span></span></em>
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	<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">His Imperial Majesty, <span style="color:#f1c40f;">Philip II</span>, by the grace of GOD Holy Orenian Emperor, forever August, King of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Defender of the Faith, Grand Duke of Ves, Duke of Helena, Novellen and Lorraine, Baron of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Orenian Highlanders, and Farfolk, etcetera</span></span>
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	<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Her Excellency, <span style="color:#f1c40f;">Anna d’Arkent</span>, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs</span></span>
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	<em><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Signed,</span></span></em>
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	<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="color:#c0392b;">Tianrui Ryu</span>, Patriarch and Zhu of the Jade State of Yong Ping</span></span>
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	<em><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Signed,</span></span></em>
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	<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="color:#c0392b;">Chen Yunya</span>, Minister of Interior of the Jade State of Yong Ping</span></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:10.5pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Agreed on the 16th of Sun's Smile, 1842 / 16th of Sun's Smile, 46 of the Second Age</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:10.5pt;vertical-align:baseline;">By the Holy Orenian Empire and the Jade State of Yong Ping</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:10.5pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Renewed early, with additional provisions. </span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">The Holy Orenian Empire and the Jade State of Yong Ping (henceforth ‘the signatories’) recognize each other’s Realms as independent lands ruled by their respective leaders, and will make no attempt to subvert those authorities governing them.</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">The territory to the south of Oltremont and the east of Yong Ping will be maintained as per the previous agreement signed in 1820, with the Holy Orenian Empire ruling over the easternmost half and the Jade State over the westernmost </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:10.5pt;vertical-align:baseline;">((Tile 66A/66B))</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">.  </span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">The cost of developing and maintaining the aforementioned territory will continue to be split evenly between the governments of Yong Ping and the Holy Orenian Empire.</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">The Signatories will adhere to a pact of strict non-aggression, and will not incite conflict between the two parties. Neither signatory will provide military or economic aid to powers hostile to the other.</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signatories will adhere to the following terms regarding trade:</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">The Signatories will allow free passage for civilians or refugees through their respective territories, under the law of both nations. The road to Yong Ping passing through Orenian territory will not be obstructed to such individuals. The Signatories will cooperate militarily to keep the region free of bandits.</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:11.5pt;vertical-align:baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#f1c40f;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">ARTICLE VI </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">- </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#f1c40f;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Anti-Azdrazi Provision</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">The Signatories shall cooperate and assist one another in the eradication of the vile race of heretics and Iblees spawn known as Azdrazi. This provision will compel them to share intelligence and assist each other in operations pertaining to the destruction of the Azdrazi, where those actions are not against the Sovereign interests of their respective Signatory.</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#f1c40f;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Article VII - Acceptance of a Patron Saint</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">The Signatories shall appoint and accept a Patron Saint, Lorethos ‘the Mage’, as the patron saint for the Jade State of Yong Ping and the Canonists visiting and living within the boundaries of the Jade State of Yong Ping. There shall also be a shrine constructed and maintained to Saint Lorethos within the boundaries as well.</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">In the case wherein either signatory is found by the other to be in violation of this pact, all articles shall remain in effect for the next two years, while the signatories search for diplomatic resolutions according to the articles of this document.</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">This treaty shall expire after twenty years. It may be renewed by mutual consent of both signatories.</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signed,</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">His Imperial Majesty, </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#f1c40f;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Philip II</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">, by the grace of GOD Holy Orenian Emperor, forever August, King of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Defender of the Faith, Grand Duke of Ves, Duke of Helena, Novellen and Lorraine, Baron of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders, Orenian Highlanders, and Farfolk, etceter</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">a</span></b></span>
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	<br /><br /><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signed,</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Her Excellency, </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#f1c40f;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Anna d’Arkent</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#c50606;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Tianrui Ren</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">, Patriarch and Zhu of Yong Ping</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signed,</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#674ea7;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Hirano Nanako</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#aaaaaa;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">, Matriarch and Chancellor of Yong Ping</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:24pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Treaty of the Foxes and the Dragon</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Issued 13th of the Deep Cold, Year 42 of the Second Age</span></b></span>
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			<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Declaration of Friendship</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:13.999999999999998pt;vertical-align:baseline;">PREAMBLE:</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">This article serves as a formal pact agreement between The Duchy of Elysium and the Jade State of Yong Ping, hereafter referred to as the signatories.</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:13.999999999999998pt;vertical-align:baseline;">ARTICLE I: Non-Aggression</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signatories have agreed to the following terms regarding non-aggression:</span></b></span>
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			<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signing parties refrain from participating in any conflicts which put them at odds with one another. Furthermore, there will be no conflicts between citizens or families of note within either state. </span></b></span>
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			<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">When visiting either signatories’ territories, citizens are expected to abide by the laws upon which soil they step foot on and respect the local customs.</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:13.999999999999998pt;vertical-align:baseline;">ARTICLE II: Trade Agreement</span></b></span>
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			<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signing parties will agree to trade specialty goods free of tariff, in forms of both purchase exchange and/or bartering.</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signatories have agreed to the following terms regarding a joint Declaration of Friendship:</span></b></span>
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			<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signing parties recognise their People’s ongoing Friendship and promise to act in good faith when acting on the geopolitical stage.</span></b></span>
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			<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signing parties agree to extradite citizens detained for suspected crimes to their nation of origin for trial and conviction. </span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:13.999999999999998pt;vertical-align:baseline;">ARTICLE IV: Duration</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">This accord shall remain in effect until decided otherwise by any of the signatories:</span></b></span>
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			<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">If one of the signatories violates any one of the above clauses, a grace period of 2 Dragon’s Weeks will be given for reparations to be made before the Treaty is declared officially Null and Void.</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#990000;font-size:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Tianrui Ren</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;">, Zhu of Yong Ping.</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img data-ratio="34.26" height="53" width="156" alt="jFgq6_RUtcBzy8FUbSz3t87GX5ARCrp4MIjsv06A6KEX2c-XEDzGSf1OZjW8S19gZ8kwg4oLNRDhXPO6kHRw3GEMWJC_2U9RdLoUHIq-qgi-TuBN5MAMFPjFolnRrqq15aLnE1V3=s0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/jFgq6_RUtcBzy8FUbSz3t87GX5ARCrp4MIjsv06A6KEX2c-XEDzGSf1OZjW8S19gZ8kwg4oLNRDhXPO6kHRw3GEMWJC_2U9RdLoUHIq-qgi-TuBN5MAMFPjFolnRrqq15aLnE1V3=s0" /></span></span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#b4a7d6;font-size:13.999999999999998pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Hirano Nanako</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#b7b7b7;font-size:13.999999999999998pt;vertical-align:baseline;">, Chancellor of Yong Ping</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img data-ratio="50.00" height="59" width="117" alt="JIQe_BEl6g3W8C_X27-h0Db9b7sMn-hyJ9tw8h1zjiOIptxnCa_riRWASPG_bDJJf5QFWxAiekmy348U1HbgyjTOFClXJLbhQKOHM41gXLJ_HdZjXBLcE7ncO9LEw0ZfhECi1uis=s0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/JIQe_BEl6g3W8C_X27-h0Db9b7sMn-hyJ9tw8h1zjiOIptxnCa_riRWASPG_bDJJf5QFWxAiekmy348U1HbgyjTOFClXJLbhQKOHM41gXLJ_HdZjXBLcE7ncO9LEw0ZfhECi1uis=s0" /></span></span><br /><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#b7b7b7;font-size:13.999999999999998pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Duke Eugeo de Astrea</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-size:13.999999999999998pt;vertical-align:baseline;"> </span><br /><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img data-ratio="20.10" height="82" width="408" alt="FhIDLLyfjfxduhuwnl_YsQ_At9_9F7XaPdR3-e-ZpT5YrlDkmDeRvVoGx2FMi_Ac-PSovZ-Wbm-XlGYLu4eQonAcOWq_y0j8gBoVzLo45BlIrx0K1GizSgcqLUMDhY1naZWBNfO4=s0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/FhIDLLyfjfxduhuwnl_YsQ_At9_9F7XaPdR3-e-ZpT5YrlDkmDeRvVoGx2FMi_Ac-PSovZ-Wbm-XlGYLu4eQonAcOWq_y0j8gBoVzLo45BlIrx0K1GizSgcqLUMDhY1naZWBNfO4=s0" /></span></span></b></span>
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	<b><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#b7b7b7;font-size:13.999999999999998pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Aylin de Astrea, </span><br /><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#b7b7b7;font-size:13.999999999999998pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Heir Regent &amp; Head Diplomat to Elysium</span></span><br /><br /><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img data-ratio="56.25" height="97" width="277" alt="IJqqhoYy3OyG-wwFEtW57sDvLsw0WHeGHS9VyiFvyS0oBM3ywcTWPAWBOnrxCF1SZtICk0vinteE3L5YEywgGpHsVy79hpDaZwEgSdhwA620VPjMgamo_wdgnnKyOlG0sOeeYC_5=s0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/IJqqhoYy3OyG-wwFEtW57sDvLsw0WHeGHS9VyiFvyS0oBM3ywcTWPAWBOnrxCF1SZtICk0vinteE3L5YEywgGpHsVy79hpDaZwEgSdhwA620VPjMgamo_wdgnnKyOlG0sOeeYC_5=s0" /></span></span></b>
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">205704</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 03:07:16 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Red Treaty</title><link>https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/203436-the-red-treaty/</link><description><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;">
	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img alt="4BayGldIiB-cdwCvlHM5-LlZSH8b-gCQBQz014HSCI-8BaCcgvcWk6KnBu7jtlUQXjbPWcq5ZZUpgUM-t69Bkx5P5Q3kSptqUPHppWUiC_Wy5tgxy0F612oBQ-o7a3kBwb2oWtU1" data-ratio="84.11" height="246" width="252" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4BayGldIiB-cdwCvlHM5-LlZSH8b-gCQBQz014HSCI-8BaCcgvcWk6KnBu7jtlUQXjbPWcq5ZZUpgUM-t69Bkx5P5Q3kSptqUPHppWUiC_Wy5tgxy0F612oBQ-o7a3kBwb2oWtU1" /></span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img alt="3MRMr2dCo-6zpkPCSCALbs5i10KFHBgADw2IP0LeGLuNfGV4ppfwy1MGbYPn58mnUkmb7Fy6AzqhL5BuG_5Sq9UjUfvRtIwpUHLXb_So2Oem_tQaep_oozjKJ3sJyc-4HzJUUwfT" data-ratio="56.25" height="245" width="224" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/3MRMr2dCo-6zpkPCSCALbs5i10KFHBgADw2IP0LeGLuNfGV4ppfwy1MGbYPn58mnUkmb7Fy6AzqhL5BuG_5Sq9UjUfvRtIwpUHLXb_So2Oem_tQaep_oozjKJ3sJyc-4HzJUUwfT" /></span></span></b>
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	<span style="color:#c0392b;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:28pt;vertical-align:baseline;">The Red Treaty</span></b></span></span>
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	<em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Issued 2nd of Sun’s Smile, Year 31 of the Second Age</span></span></em>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">____________________________________________________________________________</span></b></span>
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	<span style="color:#f39c12;"><u><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:18pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Articles</span></span></u></span>
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	<span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;">I. Declaration of Friendship and Non Aggression</span></b></span></span>
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	<span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;">II. Military Agreement</span></b></span></span>
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	<span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;">III. Religious Protections</span></b></span></span>
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	<span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;">IV. Duration</span></b></span></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">____________________________________________________________________________</span></b></span>
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	<br /><font color="#f39c12" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><span style="font-size:24px;"><u>PREAMBLE:</u></span></font>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">This article serves as a formal pact between the government representing The Jade State of Yong Ping and the independent monastic Lectorate of the Prophet Owyn. The last decade has witnessed the blossoming of our friendship started between Lector Dante of Dodaitose and Zhao Ting Fung of Yong Ping. The Jade State has fought and bled alongside the Owynists in the protection of the Luciensburg parish and a significant portion of our Lectorate has either served or continues to serve in the Yong Ping Army on their journey to citizenship. Thus both parties find it fit to officialize our bonds and declare our peace publicly.</span></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">____________________________________________________________________________</span></b></span>
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	<span style="color:#f39c12;"><u><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:18pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Article I: Declaration of Friendship and Non Aggression</span></span></u></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">The Jade State of Yong Ping and the Lectorate of the Prophet Owyn have deemed both signatories as virtuous stock with good morals, good intentions and a value for mundane, descendant life. We hereby declare the friendship between our parties and vow to not aggress upon one another. </span></b></span>
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			<span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">The Lectorate of the Prophet Owyn is a non-secular organization and it is noted they are to refrain from politics in the realm of Almaris.</span></b></span></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">____________________________________________________________________________</span></b></span>
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	<span style="color:#f39c12;"><u><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:18pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Article II: Military Agreement</span></span></u></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Because of our shared locale, The Jade State of Yong Ping and the Lectorate of the Prophet Owyn also share many hostiles including but not limited to: Ratiki, vampires, ice beasts, bandits and dark sorcerers. Both signatories agree to henceforth work together to protect their neighboring lands.</span></b></span>
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			<span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">The Lectorate of the Prophet Owyn agrees to act as an auxiliary force to the Yong Ping Army and will act in defense of the citizens of the Jade State against road bandits and dark entities [vampires, dark wizards, undead, etc]. It is to be made clear that The Lectorate of the Prophet Owyn will not act as law enforcement and simply as an auxiliary force the Jade-State to call upon if in need of aid from aforementioned threats. </span></b></span></span>
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			<span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">The Jade State of Yong Ping and the Lectorate of the Prophet Owyn agree to work together in the investigation of dark entities and supernatural anomalies within our shared region. This includes sharing beastiary knowledge, sharing investigative progress and collaborative hunting throughout the southern Eastfleet region where both of our peoples have been attacked.</span></b></span></span>
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			<span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">The Jade State of Yong Ping pledges continued support of the Luciensburg parish’s fight against the Blackhide Ratiki hordes [ratmen].</span></b></span></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">____________________________________________________________________________</span></b></span>
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	<span style="color:#f39c12;"><u><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:18pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Article III: Religious Protections</span></span></u></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Despite our differences in faith, The Jade State of Yong Ping and the Lectorate of the Prophet Owyn have deemed our separate faiths are of good will and intention. In respect to both our friendship and the laws of the Jade State, the following terms are agreed upon.</span></b></span>
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			<span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">The Lectorate of the Prophet Owyn, who practices a sect of Canonism known as Owynism, will be allowed to practice their faith publicly and in accordance to Yong Ping law, preaching will be kept minimal. </span></b></span></span>
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			<span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">The Lectorate of the Prophet Owyn will respect the local faiths and ideologies of the Jade State of Yong Ping, and in turn the Jade State of Yong Ping agrees not to persecute law-abiding Canonists based on their faith in respect to their religious laws. Nor shall the Lectorate of the Prophet Owyn prosecute or attempt to convert individuals of the Yong Ping faiths.</span></b></span></span>
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			<span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">In accordance with the military agreement and their religious faith, the Lectorate of the Prophet Owyn will not be disarmed at the gates.</span></b></span></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">____________________________________________________________________________</span></b></span>
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	<span style="color:#f39c12;"><u><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:18pt;vertical-align:baseline;">A</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:18pt;vertical-align:baseline;">rticle IV: Duration</span></span></u></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">The duration of this treaty will last indefinitely so long as both parties maintain their shared virtue. Should a clause of this treaty be broken or a signatory wishes to null this treaty for whatever reason, the other signatory should be notified and a grace period of 2 Saint’s/Ishikawa/Dragon days will begin for either relations to be fixed or for an amiable severing of ties to be completed where all clauses of the treaty will remain in effect until the grace period is over.</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">____________________________________________________________________________</span></b></span>
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	<em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signed,</span></b></span></em>
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	<em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">Abbot Father Paco de Mantequilla</span>, Lector of Owyn on behalf of the Lectorate of Owyn</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"> </span></b></span></em>
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	<em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signed,</span></b></span></em>
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	<em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#980000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Tianrui Ren</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">, Patriarch and Chancellor of Yong Ping.</span></b></span></em>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img alt="kTe4gZShztdPzUcGXqeIg5yT00XbRAX1E9DU2LPdhmxliz6gw2bIvh3ppgKihXLUES71dS4D_Goz-XI-KjqvhtgKxTxhgkZgVuiE0X34TBSFiVSSYu57tgPTnRd5Q07NuSwg0An7" data-ratio="34.26" height="63" width="186" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/kTe4gZShztdPzUcGXqeIg5yT00XbRAX1E9DU2LPdhmxliz6gw2bIvh3ppgKihXLUES71dS4D_Goz-XI-KjqvhtgKxTxhgkZgVuiE0X34TBSFiVSSYu57tgPTnRd5Q07NuSwg0An7" /></span></span></b></span>
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	<em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signed,</span></b></span></em>
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	<em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#8e7cc3;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Li Xiuying</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">, Matriarch and Minister of Justice of Yong Ping. </span></b></span></em>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img alt="mP8QLx0iFtMogMeyGtHm3WSGautcoOYZHtQy_5KbyhoTZQ1nz6WPXF-_8gY_bgqyBXfPDab9_ZgcHsnvzAw4Ivnx5hKbwnUjgFverpFzQohmgSoZ83G8asAoa5TRS3Movzp0jMuG" data-ratio="35.09" height="63" width="175" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/mP8QLx0iFtMogMeyGtHm3WSGautcoOYZHtQy_5KbyhoTZQ1nz6WPXF-_8gY_bgqyBXfPDab9_ZgcHsnvzAw4Ivnx5hKbwnUjgFverpFzQohmgSoZ83G8asAoa5TRS3Movzp0jMuG" /></span></span></b></span>
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</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">203436</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2021 14:46:28 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Treaty of Dragon and Hirano</title><link>https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/202467-treaty-of-dragon-and-hirano/</link><description><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;">
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="color:#c0392b;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:24pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Treaty of Dragon and Hirano</span></b></span></span>
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	<em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Issued 11th of Malin’s Welcome, Year 27 of the Second Age</span></b></span></em>
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	<span style="color:#f39c12;"><u><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;">Articles</span></b></span></span></u></span>
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			<span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;">Non-Aggression</span></b></span></span>
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			<span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;">Military Agreement</span><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"> </span></b></span></span>
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			<span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;">Declaration of Friendship</span></b></span></span>
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			<span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;">Duration</span></b></span></span>
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	<span style="color:#f39c12;"><u><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;">PREAMBLE:</span></b></span></span></u></span>
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	<span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;">This article serves as a formal pact agreement between the Jade State of Yong Ping and the Hirano Castle of Tsutenkaku, hereafter referred to as the signatories.</span></b></span></span>
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	<span style="color:#f39c12;"><u><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;">ARTICLE I: Non-Aggression</span></b></span></span></u></span>
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	<span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;">Signatories have agreed to the following terms regarding non-aggression:</span></b></span></span>
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			<span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;">Signing parties refrain from participating in any conflicts which put them at odds with one another. Further, there will be no conflicts between citizens or families of note within either state. </span></b></span></span>
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			<span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;">When visiting either signatories’ territories, citizens are expected to abide by the laws upon which soil they step foot on and respect the local customs.</span></b></span></span>
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			<span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;">Should an issue or conflict arise which breaches this article, the signatories agree to handle the matter via the appropriate, diplomatic channels.</span></b></span></span>
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	<span style="color:#f39c12;"><u><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;">ARTICLE II: Military Agreement</span></b></span></span></u></span>
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	<span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;">Signatories have agreed to the following terms regarding military:</span></b></span></span>
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			<span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;">Signing parties will rally in defense of the other in the event of a raid.</span></b></span></span>
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			<span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;">Signing parties will agree to provide military assistance to the other in the event of a monster hunt.</span></b></span></span>
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	<span style="color:#f39c12;"><u><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;">ARTICLE III: Declaration of Friendship</span></b></span></span></u></span>
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	<span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;">Signatories have agreed to the following terms regarding a joint Declaration of Friendship:</span></b></span></span>
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			<span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;">Signing parties recognise their People’s ongoing Friendship and promise to act in good faith when acting on the geopolitical stage.</span></b></span></span>
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	<span style="color:#f39c12;"><u><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;">ARTICLE IV: Duration</span></b></span></span></u></span>
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	<span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;">This accord shall remain in effect until decided otherwise by any of the signatories:</span></b></span></span>
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			<span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;">If one of the signatories violates any one of the above clauses, a grace period of 2 dragon years will be given for reparations to be made before the Treaty is declared officially Null and Void.</span></b></span></span>
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	<span style="font-size:18px;"><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(153,153,153);vertical-align:baseline;">Signed,</span></b></span></em></span>
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	<span style="font-size:18px;"><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(142,124,195);vertical-align:baseline;">Li Xiuying</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(153,153,153);vertical-align:baseline;">, Matriarch and Minister of Justice of Yong Ping. </span></b></span></em></span>
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	<span style="font-size:18px;"><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img alt="2eSH9frkxgChoqeVG2B4sVv1TdAxymSFv-kpHXJQlNas-8c4etOCoSdIN-PlAynH4nwhjzDxiVQKj6Rm35faNhLthoyZLliN_ToxX7stM8dHifn9fJg1SUUFWnofQaLakWKCDqJM" data-ratio="35.09" height="58" width="164" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/2eSH9frkxgChoqeVG2B4sVv1TdAxymSFv-kpHXJQlNas-8c4etOCoSdIN-PlAynH4nwhjzDxiVQKj6Rm35faNhLthoyZLliN_ToxX7stM8dHifn9fJg1SUUFWnofQaLakWKCDqJM" /></span></span></b></span></em></span>
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	<span style="font-size:18px;"><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(153,153,153);vertical-align:baseline;">Signed,</span></b></span></em></span>
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	<span style="font-size:18px;"><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(153,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;">Tianrui Ren</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(153,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;">,</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(201,218,248);vertical-align:baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(153,153,153);vertical-align:baseline;">Patriarch and Protector General of Yong Ping.</span></b></span></em></span>
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	<span style="font-size:18px;"><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(153,153,153);vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img alt="H8fkAbPE5RI5Ewgbz8kvD7Vx6lDcR8QuwUZIpIgW33j5tsuZT0zGF6FWwHtdzP-b10CjwVtq0SmRgon9w3orWjqhEzK5yeQRYYX8p-A3Izsr0d8whmk19dHHxcctuzaUUDNOSnz5" data-ratio="34.26" height="64" width="187" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/H8fkAbPE5RI5Ewgbz8kvD7Vx6lDcR8QuwUZIpIgW33j5tsuZT0zGF6FWwHtdzP-b10CjwVtq0SmRgon9w3orWjqhEzK5yeQRYYX8p-A3Izsr0d8whmk19dHHxcctuzaUUDNOSnz5" /></span></span></b></span></em></span>
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	<span style="font-size:18px;"><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(153,153,153);vertical-align:baseline;">Signed,</span></b></span></em></span>
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	<span style="font-size:18px;"><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(103,78,167);vertical-align:baseline;">Tsune Hirano</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(103,78,167);vertical-align:baseline;">,</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(201,218,248);vertical-align:baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(153,153,153);vertical-align:baseline;">Shogun of Tsutenkaku</span></b></span></em></span>
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	<em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img alt="1DzthuhDFYmuF1MRhNHyLPeU5o9UnThyztUqQvmZjEibnQamnxo1ckC_myew3gxd58V5xMnMI2h5c27yyRl50rREbwJW2fM_vYI33fADp4oWf6-JNcg6MxsbXFFEJAdOYM1MlN9n" data-ratio="50.00" height="59" width="118" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/1DzthuhDFYmuF1MRhNHyLPeU5o9UnThyztUqQvmZjEibnQamnxo1ckC_myew3gxd58V5xMnMI2h5c27yyRl50rREbwJW2fM_vYI33fADp4oWf6-JNcg6MxsbXFFEJAdOYM1MlN9n" /></span></span></b></span></em>
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	<span style="font-size:26px;"><span style="color:#c0392b;"><u><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">THE SHQIPTAR PACT</span></span></b></span></u></span></span>
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	<span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">Issued 11th of the Sun’s Smile, Year 15 of the Second Age</span></span></b></span></span></span>
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	<em><span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">I. Non-Aggression</span></b></span></span></em>
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	<em><span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">II. Trade Agreement</span></b></span></span></em>
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	<em><span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">III. Duration</span></b></span></span></em>
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	<span style="color:#f1c40f;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><u><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">PREAMBLE:</span></span></span></u></span></span>
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	<span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">This article serves as a formal pact agreement between the Kingdom of Sutica and the City State of Yong Ping, hereafter referred to as the signatories.</span></span></span></span></span>
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	<span style="color:#f1c40f;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><u><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">ARTICLE I: Recognition of Sovereignty</span></span></span></u></span></span>
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	<span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">Signatories hereby agree to recognise each other’s respective sovereignty over their own nations, including the claim of each nation's Leaders to their respective thrones and/or State Governance.</span></span></span></span></span>
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	<span style="color:#f1c40f;"><u><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">ARTICLE II: Non-Aggression</span></span></span></span></u></span>
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	<span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">Signatories have agreed to the following terms regarding non-aggression:</span></span></span></span></span>
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	<span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">Signing parties refrain from participating in any conflicts which put them at odds with one another. Further, there will be no conflicts between citizens or families of note within either state. </span></span></span></span></span>
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	<span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">When visiting either signatories’ territories, citizens are expected to abide by the laws upon which soil they step foot on and respect the local customs.</span></span></span></span></span>
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	<span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">Should an issue or conflict arise which breaches this article, the signatories agree to handle the matter via the appropriate, diplomatic channels.</span></span></span></span></span>
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	<span style="color:#f1c40f;"><u><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">ARTICLE III: Trade Agreement</span></span></span></span></u></span>
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	<span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">Signatories have agreed to the following terms regarding trade:</span></span></span></span></span>
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	<span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">Signing parties will agree to trade specialty goods free of tariff, in forms of both purchase exchange and/or bartering.</span></span></span></span></span>
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	<span style="color:#f1c40f;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><u><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">ARTICLE IV: Duration</span></span></span></u></span></span>
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	<span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">This accord shall remain in effect until decided otherwise by any of the signatories:</span></span></span></span></span>
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	<span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">This accord shall remain in effect for a period of ten years, with the option to renew its terms to be discussed at the time of its expiry.</span></span></span></span></span>
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	<strong><em><span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">Signed,</span></span></span></span></span></em></strong>
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	<strong><em><span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">His Royal Majesty, </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color:#f1c40f;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">Georg I,</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"> By the Grace of God, King of Sutica and King in Atheran Salvus, Sovereign Lord of New Ceru, Lord of Blackwater, Captain of the Snowy Fields Watch.</span></span></span></span></span></em></strong>
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	<strong><em><span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">Her Royal Majesty, </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color:#f1c40f;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">Johanna I,</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"> By the Grace of God, Queen of Sutica and Queen in Atheran Salvus, Princess of Merryweather, Sovereign Lady of New Ceru, Lady of Blackwater.</span></span></span></span></span></em></strong>
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	<strong><em><span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">Signed,</span></span></span></span></span></em></strong>
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	<strong><em><span style="color:#c0392b;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">Tianrui Ren,</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"> Patriarch and Protector General of Yong Ping.</span></span></span></span></span></em></strong>
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	<strong><em><span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">Signed,</span></span></span></span></span></em></strong>
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	<strong><em><span style="color:#8e44ad;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">Li Xiuying, </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color:#dddddd;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;">Matriarch and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yong Ping. </span></span></span></span></span></em></strong>
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</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">202302</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2021 05:08:48 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Treaty of the Scorpion and the Dragon</title><link>https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/201789-treaty-of-the-scorpion-and-the-dragon/</link><description><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;">
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:24pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Treaty of the Scorpion and the Dragon</span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Issued 11th of the Grand Harvest, Year 24 of the Second Age</span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:13.999999999999998pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Articles</span></b>
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			<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Non-Aggression</span></b>
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			<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Trade Agreement</span></b>
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			<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Declaration of Friendship</span></b>
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			<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Duration</span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:13.999999999999998pt;vertical-align:baseline;">PREAMBLE:</span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">This article serves as a formal pact agreement between the War Nation of Krugmar and the Jade State of Yong Ping, hereafter referred to as the signatories</span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:13.999999999999998pt;vertical-align:baseline;">ARTICLE I: Non-Aggression</span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signatories have agreed to the following terms regarding non-aggression:</span></b>
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			<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signing parties refrain from participating in any conflicts which put them at odds with one another. Further, there will be no conflicts between citizens or families of note within either state. </span></b>
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			<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">When visiting either signatories’ territories, citizens are expected to abide by the laws upon which soil they step foot on and respect the local customs.</span></b>
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			<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Krugmar shall refrain from the forcible capture of Snagas from Yong Ping citizenry and Yong Ping shall not restrict the volunteering of Its citizenry to be Snaga.</span></b>
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			<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Should an issue or conflict arise which breaches this article, the signatories agree to handle the matter via the appropriate, diplomatic channels.</span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:13.999999999999998pt;vertical-align:baseline;">ARTICLE II: Trade Agreement</span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signatories have agreed to the following terms regarding trade:</span></b>
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			<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signing parties will be given a market stall free of rent in each other's cities.</span></b>
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			<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signing parties will agree to trade specialty goods free of tariff, in forms of both purchase exchange and/or bartering.</span></b>
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			<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Two crates of wheat from Krugmar will be exchanged for two crates of rice each Ishikawa/Cactus week.</span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:13.999999999999998pt;vertical-align:baseline;">ARTICLE III: Declaration of Friendship</span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signatories have agreed to the following terms regarding a joint Declaration of Friendship:</span></b>
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			<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signing parties recognise their People’s ongoing Friendship and promise to act in good faith when acting on the geopolitical stage.</span></b>
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			<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signing parties will not restrict citizenry from participating in cultural exchange and tourism of one another’s lands. </span></b>
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			<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signing parties will engage in a bi-yearly war games and feasts hosted in alternation upon the lands of Krugmar and Yong Ping </span></b>
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			<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Yong Ping shall permit the construction of a wayshrine to the Spirit Ghorza upon state-owned roads for the sake of orcish travellers and tourists. </span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:13.999999999999998pt;vertical-align:baseline;">ARTICLE IV: Duration</span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">This accord shall remain in effect until decided otherwise by any of the signatories:</span></b>
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			<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">If one of the signatories violates any one of the above clauses, a grace period of 2 cactus weeks will be given for reparations to be made before the Treaty is declared officially Null and Void.</span></b>
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			<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Upon the change of Rex or leading family of either signatory, this treaty shall be declared suspended until officially reinstated by both parties.</span></b>
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	<br /><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#cc0000;font-size:13.999999999999998pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Azhug’Gorkil, The Rex</span><br /><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#990000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img data-ratio="61.86" height="92" width="162" alt="mFMyIo53grt0cXrMNk32yyJJYnriacwn3wYaZyWRPRmxGky7U4lqwyf9Nj9QkYK3D2_XxyTooldNZ0zFv9Gw0MTXEvax15DZjYMP59Drt_Cor8TgPgc0nVMo7xPjjHtaRNxaq5BL" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mFMyIo53grt0cXrMNk32yyJJYnriacwn3wYaZyWRPRmxGky7U4lqwyf9Nj9QkYK3D2_XxyTooldNZ0zFv9Gw0MTXEvax15DZjYMP59Drt_Cor8TgPgc0nVMo7xPjjHtaRNxaq5BL" /></span></span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#b7b7b7;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signed,</span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffff00;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Kor’garr uv Lur</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#b7b7b7;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">, </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#b7b7b7;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Yazgurtan of Krugmar</span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img data-ratio="51.05" height="76" width="168" alt="XNrWhOJmMAZczBKGRpl0k1hSgBOcW_5wrOJS_-2QDfbHrWSK8gaib93WtPq-sX5h51Sw0DWriBQ-MhN6x7trKdfFAk3klWprIGp1-MYbz11l14WkwLiSf0M9NgcaZlzCUtNuR5F-" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/XNrWhOJmMAZczBKGRpl0k1hSgBOcW_5wrOJS_-2QDfbHrWSK8gaib93WtPq-sX5h51Sw0DWriBQ-MhN6x7trKdfFAk3klWprIGp1-MYbz11l14WkwLiSf0M9NgcaZlzCUtNuR5F-" /></span></span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signed,</span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#8e7cc3;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Li Xiuying</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">, Matriarch and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yong Ping. </span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img data-ratio="35.09" height="58" width="164" alt="GahmUyiSNESb90ATnTP8xEIgOkgAFmj1YMatjxGgPx-WIKb8dxuvxQ2MGadmNtyVHXeyHeLn8st9b1lnP7J1KtgZwV75Vsgc97r_PIrrapMK4h05u2hPBBgbF4lsijnAo4kmfmYB" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/GahmUyiSNESb90ATnTP8xEIgOkgAFmj1YMatjxGgPx-WIKb8dxuvxQ2MGadmNtyVHXeyHeLn8st9b1lnP7J1KtgZwV75Vsgc97r_PIrrapMK4h05u2hPBBgbF4lsijnAo4kmfmYB" /></span></span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signed,</span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#674ea7;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Tsune Hirano</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#674ea7;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">,</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#c9daf8;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Lady Ambassador and Shogun of Tsutenkaku</span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img data-ratio="50.00" height="59" width="118" alt="-U7ad1d6MBHgsdTFPMNHjiMAWr_RU0OR0awWP0ZQ1Qh5pDlZjCyw6LyNJ_no7QEggIhzg--m8DgrkOloKQYwHymeuYbxleI3mfeOdsvqwOn_Q3Jxx-lbYlabW58JN8LblHaN7tXL" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-U7ad1d6MBHgsdTFPMNHjiMAWr_RU0OR0awWP0ZQ1Qh5pDlZjCyw6LyNJ_no7QEggIhzg--m8DgrkOloKQYwHymeuYbxleI3mfeOdsvqwOn_Q3Jxx-lbYlabW58JN8LblHaN7tXL" /></span></span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signed,</span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#990000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Tianrui Ren</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#990000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">,</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#c9daf8;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Patriarch and Protector General of Yong Ping.</span></b>
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img data-ratio="34.26" height="64" width="187" alt="xUItdiqFCUdfInS406sQxTNYyUgwPQj4XA9lN1tqIMFAGpNbCWzG0EGggGqbB0rpMZEL6TX5cdCJzleeCiPh511ytyJdONdqtcNg8RR_vrb1dzzaoA9q-AAnOGf37BiFKpGvf6DW" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/xUItdiqFCUdfInS406sQxTNYyUgwPQj4XA9lN1tqIMFAGpNbCWzG0EGggGqbB0rpMZEL6TX5cdCJzleeCiPh511ytyJdONdqtcNg8RR_vrb1dzzaoA9q-AAnOGf37BiFKpGvf6DW" /></span></span></b>
</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">201789</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2021 00:37:42 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Sowing Kindness in Bloodied Soil - Offering Refuge to those in Need</title><link>https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/201628-sowing-kindness-in-bloodied-soil-offering-refuge-to-those-in-need/</link><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:center;">
	<em><strong><span style="color:#f1c40f;"><span style="font-size:28px;">Sowing Kindness In Bloodied Soil</span></span></strong></em>
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	<a class="ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image" href="https://www.lordofthecraft.net/uploads/monthly_2021_05/image.png.9bfa87ae365628c825cb5c32588eee70.png" data-fileid="37003" data-fileext="png" rel=""><img class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed" data-fileid="37003" data-ratio="100.28" width="359" alt="image.thumb.png.442008fc322d427166d9ceb298bed3a5.png" src="https://www.lordofthecraft.net/uploads/monthly_2021_05/image.thumb.png.442008fc322d427166d9ceb298bed3a5.png" /></a>
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	[Little Zen Monk - Quan Yingshen Ink Painting]
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	<strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">[!] A missive of neat Li-wen Calligraphy with Common Translation would plastered round the streets of Xinzhou [Almaris]</span></strong>
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</p>

<p style="text-align:center;">
	<span style="color:#f1c40f;"><em>_________________________________________________________</em></span>
</p>

<p style="text-align:center;">
	<span style="color:#f1c40f;"><em>___________________________________________________________________________________</em></span>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p style="text-align:center;">
	The seeds of Yong Ping were planted by refugees seeking a home to call their own, from the very inception of our city beginning with the district of Tai Ping we have laboured endlessly to preserve our people, our cultures, and our pride.
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<p style="text-align:center;">
	 
</p>

<p style="text-align:center;">
	This preservation has always been under the threat of vanity, not our own but from those who see us as little more than exotic commodities rather than people; those who have boastfully and openly declared intent to vassalize us, insulted us by claiming our women act as servants unto men at their establishments and mirror the heartless audacity of the Tai Ping massacre with their assault of the Norlandic peoples.
</p>

<p style="text-align:center;">
	 
</p>

<p style="text-align:center;">
	I am writing about the Oreni of course.
</p>

<p style="text-align:center;">
	 
</p>

<p style="text-align:center;">
	We the people of Yong Ping understand the plight of the refugee, the struggle of acceptance, and the pain of loss. It is not with violence in mind that we denounce the actions of Oren but with compassion. We understand that there are many who would not wish to sit idly by and take part even passively in fueling this vanity-driven bloodshed and so we open our arms and hearts to the wayward souls who hold no love for war and seek a better alternative.
</p>

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</p>

<p style="text-align:center;">
	We the people of Yong Ping greet you as equals, and invite you to join us as we expand and seek peaceful living.
</p>

<p style="text-align:center;">
	<em>Henceforth Yong Ping shall open its homes and businesses to refugees in search of a better life.</em>
</p>

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<p style="text-align:center;">
	<span style="color:#f1c40f;"><em>___________________________________________________________________________________</em></span>
</p>

<p style="text-align:center;">
	<span style="color:#f1c40f;"><em>_________________________________________________________</em></span>
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<p style="text-align:center;">
	 
</p>

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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img data-ratio="100.00" height="128" width="128" alt="1ltidsEv2v_28gyX1RxnWDH1iURILul7kKqJsi_8BD1kIP4qVq8xhOquuRJ9L-ZpI4kSbyA1BCZtZQxCnrA-PZYIFSD43C4pGbQZ_nQ3le1kgcXYmSqMJ92oE9dO3eq0rWpjHQJE" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1ltidsEv2v_28gyX1RxnWDH1iURILul7kKqJsi_8BD1kIP4qVq8xhOquuRJ9L-ZpI4kSbyA1BCZtZQxCnrA-PZYIFSD43C4pGbQZ_nQ3le1kgcXYmSqMJ92oE9dO3eq0rWpjHQJE" /></span></span></b>
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<p style="text-align:center;">
	 
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	<b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img data-ratio="35.09" height="58" width="164" alt="DWzbn12xS-GJXL6ExClEe3A7GQQ65s8ycLmMMjSp0vRLbXBAEk623MHydJD0lfRLnsPK77DjSZzoOmgcUB-463ZXkMTT0HtRk5cXt-KxHpRaly4fekYYBgOhMrGk-5jtOqkU-ACK" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/DWzbn12xS-GJXL6ExClEe3A7GQQ65s8ycLmMMjSp0vRLbXBAEk623MHydJD0lfRLnsPK77DjSZzoOmgcUB-463ZXkMTT0HtRk5cXt-KxHpRaly4fekYYBgOhMrGk-5jtOqkU-ACK" /></span></span></b>
</p>

<p style="text-align:center;">
	<span style="color:#8e44ad;"><em>Signed,</em></span>
</p>

<p style="text-align:center;">
	<span style="color:#8e44ad;"><em>Li Xiuying, Minister of Foreign Affairs</em></span>
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			OOC: BIG THANK YOU TO TENTOA FOR GHOST WRITING THIS FOR ME <span class="ipsEmoji">❤️</span></p>
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</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">201628</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2021 10:03:18 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Treaty of the Falcon and the Dragon</title><link>https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/201107-treaty-of-the-falcon-and-the-dragon/</link><description><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;">
	<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:24pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img data-ratio="56.25" height="220" width="365" alt="0YMu72rynaXHyowhI3JfR2S3qHxLMyLuYTcX3FMQqCsbQ9K6_r7Nr0fT8F8n2hALQ2_VnLHqyWwvWPEBle-EK8sUeFxdajt63mHP4wAuYe14nnMN0DlKBgYKEqi3ZimkzTxXcOQD" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/0YMu72rynaXHyowhI3JfR2S3qHxLMyLuYTcX3FMQqCsbQ9K6_r7Nr0fT8F8n2hALQ2_VnLHqyWwvWPEBle-EK8sUeFxdajt63mHP4wAuYe14nnMN0DlKBgYKEqi3ZimkzTxXcOQD" /></span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:24pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img data-ratio="84.11" height="181" width="198" alt="Fn81Ce8w47UCYh1SP6_qkEzwyLRC4EelKswlGsMLyzfHOt0nzZY2KkNwtULg58khGvrzOVGwcM_X6xS-r2fIGX1q5h_hn1rk99vVRjP-0Ha_4sfZXHIzkMse9z2HrEVWrklTe7pk" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/Fn81Ce8w47UCYh1SP6_qkEzwyLRC4EelKswlGsMLyzfHOt0nzZY2KkNwtULg58khGvrzOVGwcM_X6xS-r2fIGX1q5h_hn1rk99vVRjP-0Ha_4sfZXHIzkMse9z2HrEVWrklTe7pk" /></span></span></b></span>
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	<span style="color:#c0392b;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:24pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Treaty of the Falcon and the Dragon</span></b></span>
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	<span style="color:#cc9933;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Issued 20th of the Deep Cold, Year 14 of the Second Age</span></b></span>
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</p>

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	<span style="color:#cc9933;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Articles</span></b></span>
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		<p dir="ltr">
			<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Non-Aggression</span></b></span>
		</p>
	</li>
	<li dir="ltr" style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">
		<p dir="ltr">
			<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Trade Agreement</span></b></span>
		</p>
	</li>
	<li dir="ltr" style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">
		<p dir="ltr">
			<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Declaration of Friendship</span></b></span>
		</p>
	</li>
	<li dir="ltr" style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">
		<p dir="ltr">
			<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Duration</span></b></span>
		</p>
	</li>
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	<span style="color:#cc9933;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;">PREAMBLE:</span></b></span>
</p>

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	<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">This article serves as a formal pact agreement between the Fakhr Oasis and the City State of Yong Ping, hereafter referred to as the signatories</span></b></span>
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<hr /><p dir="ltr">
	<span style="color:#cc9933;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;">ARTICLE I: Non-Aggression</span></b></span>
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	<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signatories have agreed to the following terms regarding non-aggression:</span></b></span>
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			<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signing parties refrain from participating in any conflicts which put them at odds with one another. Further, there will be no conflicts between citizens or families of note within either state. </span></b></span>
		</p>
	</li>
	<li dir="ltr" style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">
		<p dir="ltr">
			<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">When visiting either signatories’ territories, citizens are expected to abide by the laws upon which soil they step foot on and respect the local customs.</span></b></span>
		</p>
	</li>
	<li dir="ltr" style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">
		<p dir="ltr">
			<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Should an issue or conflict arise which breaches this article, the signatories agree to handle the matter via the appropriate, diplomatic channels.</span></b></span>
		</p>
	</li>
</ul><p dir="ltr">
	 
</p>

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	<span style="color:#cc9933;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;">ARTICLE II: Trade Agreement</span></b></span>
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	<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signatories have agreed to the following terms regarding trade:</span></b></span>
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			<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signing parties will be given a market stall free of rent in each other's cities.</span></b></span>
		</p>
	</li>
	<li dir="ltr" style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">
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			<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signing parties will agree to trade specialty goods free of tariff, in forms of both purchase exchange and/or bartering.</span></b></span>
		</p>
	</li>
</ul><p>
	 
</p>

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</p>

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	<span style="color:#cc9933;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;">ARTICLE III: Declaration of Friendship</span></b></span>
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	<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signatories have agreed to the following terms regarding a joint Declaration of Friendship:</span></b></span>
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		<p dir="ltr">
			<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signing parties recognise their People’s ongoing Friendship and promise to act in good faith when acting on the geopolitical stage.</span></b></span>
		</p>
	</li>
</ul><p dir="ltr">
	 
</p>

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	<span style="color:#cc9933;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;">ARTICLE IV: Duration</span></b></span>
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	<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">This accord shall remain in effect until decided otherwise by any of the signatories:</span></b></span>
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		<p dir="ltr">
			<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">If one of the signatories violates any one of the above clauses, a grace period of 2 Qali years will be given for reparations to be made before the Treaty is declared officially Null and Void.</span></b></span>
		</p>
	</li>
</ul><p dir="ltr">
	 
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</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:right;">
	<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signed,</span></b></span>
</p>

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	<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">SAYYID, Hakim Bin Mutayr Bin Qusa’i al-Hattan Aal-Fakhr, Emir of the Fakhr tribe and Sheikh of the Hattan.</span></b></span>
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	<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img data-ratio="43.14" height="82" width="191" alt="c6bjjrAePyt_ZpjD8JmtVEYbMaaEkWzdDn5tNXIcBqG_KxVbXzt6RaPOzmwXBnKgwX1siRy0zxGXDmxOLRcToK8HA3c1feJsa-QB40BX38m3SDDpxp7T3JVwTCP-MQZ3TZ8pG1fW" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/c6bjjrAePyt_ZpjD8JmtVEYbMaaEkWzdDn5tNXIcBqG_KxVbXzt6RaPOzmwXBnKgwX1siRy0zxGXDmxOLRcToK8HA3c1feJsa-QB40BX38m3SDDpxp7T3JVwTCP-MQZ3TZ8pG1fW" /></span></span></b></span>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:right;">
	<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signed,</span></b></span>
</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:right;">
	<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Li Xiuying</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">, Matriarch and Minister of Justice of Yong Ping. </span></b></span>
</p>

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	<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img data-ratio="35.09" height="58" width="164" alt="DWzbn12xS-GJXL6ExClEe3A7GQQ65s8ycLmMMjSp0vRLbXBAEk623MHydJD0lfRLnsPK77DjSZzoOmgcUB-463ZXkMTT0HtRk5cXt-KxHpRaly4fekYYBgOhMrGk-5jtOqkU-ACK" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/DWzbn12xS-GJXL6ExClEe3A7GQQ65s8ycLmMMjSp0vRLbXBAEk623MHydJD0lfRLnsPK77DjSZzoOmgcUB-463ZXkMTT0HtRk5cXt-KxHpRaly4fekYYBgOhMrGk-5jtOqkU-ACK" /></span></span></b></span>
</p>

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	<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signed,</span></b></span>
</p>

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:right;">
	<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Chen Yunya</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">,</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Minister of Interior and leading woman on arts of Yong Ping.</span></b></span>
</p>

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	<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img data-ratio="32.11" height="45" width="142" alt="bkRTY3i-9jz_lL8Hpw95FzeTjqWlwnGCGSofBzI_7ccm8gzDOG3zSipAoov94i1ZvKamOBEixyjOt7r5kstekixym48KCkIjooOKLJruerFSGEjIWhROUaqRUYFHiXsg7pjbLjUD" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/bkRTY3i-9jz_lL8Hpw95FzeTjqWlwnGCGSofBzI_7ccm8gzDOG3zSipAoov94i1ZvKamOBEixyjOt7r5kstekixym48KCkIjooOKLJruerFSGEjIWhROUaqRUYFHiXsg7pjbLjUD" /></span></span></b></span>
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	<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signed,</span></b></span>
</p>

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	<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Tianrui Ren</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">,</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Patriarch and Protector General of Yong Ping.</span></b></span>
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	<span style="color:#ecf0f1;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span style="border:none;"><img data-ratio="34.26" height="64" width="187" alt="rp_8LDvSJsj3NOBOoCtNhIM-S3XeiXHwTTWwN08I3BTmEa-XqGyxFAXV4W3DsR_Eo8a6z5VHPnd2epjV10dLbwWSSlPmz8UrXyagqQ6aQROKDtjG1yZPk9aG5CW-Dvw1r9iTP2dx" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/rp_8LDvSJsj3NOBOoCtNhIM-S3XeiXHwTTWwN08I3BTmEa-XqGyxFAXV4W3DsR_Eo8a6z5VHPnd2epjV10dLbwWSSlPmz8UrXyagqQ6aQROKDtjG1yZPk9aG5CW-Dvw1r9iTP2dx" /></span></span></b></span>
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</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">201107</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 09:52:49 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Pact of Kraken and Dragon</title><link>https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/200617-pact-of-kraken-and-dragon/</link><description><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;">
	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b style="color:#000000;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#f1c232;font-size:18pt;vertical-align:baseline;">THE PACT OF</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b style="color:#000000;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Agreed on this 11th of Malin’s Welcome, 18th Year of the Second Age</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b style="color:#000000;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#cf3d3d;font-size:13pt;vertical-align:baseline;">ARTICLE I: ON SOVEREIGNTY</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Yong Ping City, The Sovereign State of Talons Port, hereon referred to as “the signatories”, do pledge to mutually recognize each other’s status as sovereign powers over their peoples, meaning:</span></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong><span style="color:#c0392b;">I: </span></strong>THAT the power of rule of each signatory in their respective territories be fully respected by the other.</span></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong><span style="color:#c0392b;">II: </span></strong>THAT the signatories agree to engage in diplomatic functions. </span></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong><span style="color:#c0392b;">III: </span></strong>THAT the signatories accept the authorities of the heads of state of each party.</span></span>
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	<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The signatories enumerated do mutually agree to afford merchants from each respective party to trade in each other's lands free of tax, tariff, harassment, or other imposed burden. The signatories do mutually agree to grant the other signatories a tax-free stall within the borders of their respective capitals.  The signatories do mutually agree that large-scale trading agreements between each party can be of either the purchasing kind (meaning that wares are purchased for minae) or of the bartering kind (meaning that different wares are traded on rates mutually agreed upon or previously set by precedent).</span></span>
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	<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The signatories enumerated do mutually agree that the pact is to last the period of twenty years with the option of renewal or abrogation once the duration has expired.</span></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b style="color:#000000;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#8e7cc3;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Li Xiuying</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;">, </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Matriarch and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yong Ping.</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b style="color:#000000;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Minister of Internal Affairs of The Sovereign state of Talon's Port</span></b></span>
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	<span style="color:#cc9900;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:24pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Treaty of the Sandsnake and the Dragon</span></b></span></span>
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	<em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Issued 20th of the Deep Cold, Year 16 of the Second Age</span></b></span></em>
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	<br /><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;">PREAMBLE:</span></b></span></span><br />
	 
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">This article serves as a formal pact agreement between Osanora and the City State of Yong Ping, hereafter referred to as the signatories</span></b></span>
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	<span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:14pt;vertical-align:baseline;">ARTICLE I: Non-Aggression</span></b></span></span><br />
	 
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signatories have agreed to the following terms regarding non-aggression:</span></b></span>
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			<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signing parties refrain from participating in any conflicts which put them at odds with one another. Furthermore, there will be no conflicts between citizens or families of note within either state. </span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signatories have agreed to the following terms regarding trade:</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signatories have agreed to the following terms regarding a joint Declaration of Friendship:</span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#a4c2f4;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Felipe De Medina,</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"> Count of Osanora and Head of House Medina</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#a4c2f4;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"> </span></b></span>
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	<em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Signed,</span></b></span></em>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#8e7cc3;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Li Xiuying</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">, Matriarch and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yong Ping. </span></b></span>
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	<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#76a5af;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Chen Yunya</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#76a5af;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">,</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#c9daf8;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Minister of Interior and leading woman on arts of Yong Ping.</span></b></span>
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