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This document is a collection of five essays on different topics, all written by the same author using various writing styles and formats such as short stories or letters to communicate their ideas in concise form without any grammatical errors except for occasional spelling mistakes like "sou" instead of "so." It starts with an introduction that discusses common themes across these pieces. The other essays are titled: - A Short Story about a City-State called Métapole, which is led by the Emperor and his loyal guards as they fend off invaders from all corners of their domain; this story shows how war affects civilians in ways beyond death tolls or military losses but also through resource depletion. The tale features many small moments that add to its emotional resonance. - A Letter written by a former city-state governor who reminisces about the times when they ruled as an autocracy, and their power had reached even into space; he laments how quickly things can change from authoritarian rule where citizens were expected absolute obedience or punished for any dissenters