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Most dukes, kings, emperors, and the like employ a [[Fools' Guild|Fool]] who is allowed to question and even mock the lord's words and ideas. The Fool provides a useful filter and counter-balance which may occasionally dissuade the lord from some disastrous mistake.

[[Philosophers]] and such seekers of wisdom can rarely afford a Fool at Guild rates and often just find an ordinary fool to hang around with. It is often said that a fool can ask more questions than a wise man can answer. Therefore, if the wise man manages to answer all the fool's stupid questions about some new idea, he may feel that he's really on to something.

[[Wen the Eternally Surprised]], in his youth, employed an ordinary fool named '''Clodpool''' and had to explain to him his revelation that the universe is re-created every instant and the world of memory doesn't exist. On this morning, Clodpool asked what the master wanted for breakfast; with a little thought, Wen managed to answer this and a Philosophy was born.


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