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“We have had no good comic operas of late, because the real world has been more comic than any possible opera.” – Illustrated London News, Jan. 17, 1931 G. K. Chesterton

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"I am the last monarch of the old world. As Emperor, it is my duty to protect my peoples from their politicians" -Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria-Hungary

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In Which One Begins 2026 Business as Usual: Ora et Labora on the Unknown

Good morning, dear friend, reader of this present post! Happy  first day of January and 2026! Hope your last one of 2025 went fine? Do let me know! As for me, the beginning of 2026 was one where I slept through most of it, or at least did my try on napping, because the noise was great. I spent the firework moments at my grandma's apartment, but we did not see much of each other during that moment, she went downstairs for a small gathering with her neighbors, and the neighbors had an appaling taste in background music. I was tired and with not much patience for doing anything, so I retired to my own room here, and then went for the balcony to see the beautiful spectacle. In comparison to last year, it was much less "magical" so to speak, given I already knew the procedures from 2024-2025. I think for me it went business as usual for a special day, grandma was stressed out due to the food she had to take downstairs, I was abliged to help with some preparations, on my end, I...
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In which we talk about this particular song from Land of Lions

Hello everyone! Good morning! Wish you the best! How are you and how are things? Hope it's going a-okay! How is the weather, how is it going? Here, it is hot and humid, but luckily I'm not struggling much with it, as I'm in my bedroom, with my fan on, and such! I was listening to the soundtrack of the most recent release of Anno 1800, and a composition came back to my attention. I heard this one was inspired (though I can't confirm that 100%) on the one Over The Lands of Manchuria, a classic from the Russian Empire, anyway, let me share them both with you, and know my main focus today will be the one in Anno, not the Russian one, but I'll share them both anyway! Take a listen!

Anno's 1800's nice song

Over the Hills of Manchuria

This song is amazing, the theme of the Empire and Mr. Blake on Enbesa, it is imponent, ambitious, extraordinary, also has a sneaky and anti-villain side to it (thank you Kyle for presenting me with the idea of the Anti-Villain, one that doesn't want to be the bad guy, but it turns out to be the one, as the Anti-Hero is the one that doesn't want to be the hero, and ends up being the hero) or even of a neutral character with second intents. I suspect of Anno's bias on portraying the Old World in this section like this, as a critique on the foreign policy of European nations in the 19th century. There is a lot to be said, in the libertarian perspective, in the classical liberal perspective, in the conservative perspective, and in the statist perspective, on it. It's not necessary to say there is also a left-wing perspective on this, because that's the dominant, chocking and overwhelming view on the topic today. Anyway, I am not necessarily a fan of how Anno approach the Old World in Enbesa, but I can respect and admire the current story happening, as it's rich, and nothing is what it seems! It shows a lot also in the libertarian perspective, and to bring that to an Ethiopian scene, it's exotic and cool! Land of Lions is such a worthy addiction to this Anno's release, it becomes a mandatory one, where unfortunately The Passage, though beautiful, is unecessary and passable. Like I said before, too much for too little. Land of Lions balance things out, it has its difficulties, sure, but it has an engaging and gratifying gameplay to compensate! I love bringing water to the Savana! I love brewing hibiscus tea, saving Waha Desher from its demise, recovering the library in Kidusi Anitoni, trying to reconciliate the prince-pirates in Angereb with Emperor Ketema, and also building bridges between the old world and this one, ancient but alive still.

Anyway, as I don't usually write two days in a roll, and since tomorrow is Saturday, so that two days could MAYBE turn into a three days in a roll, I'll stop this post right here, and I'll wish you the best, and I see you real soon!

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