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much like my client. The German professor stated that my client had the
very same face as King Charles. The professor knew this because he has
a photograph of King Charles in his home. The main question now is why
would my client not tell anyone that he is the exiled King of Zembla. My cli-
ent is “passionately addicted to the study of literature” (76). His uncle’s dy-
ing request was for him to teach. Now you can imagine the reactions from
students and peers if they were to find out my client was the exiled King of
Zembla. They would not think he was fit to teach, especially as a foreigner.
He would be asked to leave the job that he has a passion for doing. It was
easier for him to just keep his identity a secret rather than telling people
and risking the possibility of losing his job. This is why he never told any-
one that he was the exiled King of Zembla. I would like you to keep these
things in mind as you vote on whether my client is guilty or not guilty: my
client is the exiled King of Zembla because he wanted to preserve Zembla
in Shade’s poem, he has enough money to own an original Pablo Picaaso,
and he has an uncanny resemblance to King Charles, the exiled King of
Zembla. Those are the things I would like you to keep in mind as you vote
on whether my client is guilty or not guilty of staling John Shade.
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