In his study Duke Karl Frederick pours over the latest edition of the Ducal Society papers. He observes with great interest the world of the optical instrument - in this case the microscope. The world of the minute and unseen will become open to him and all others.
He thinks too of the optics used in the Ducal Observatory where the wonders of God's creation can be observed .
If only the affairs of state would disappear and he could give more of himself to the wonders of the created order.....
A knock at the door brings him back to the present. A note from the Outer Council summons him to discuss the sending of ambassadors to other Duchies and beyond. Duty calls the plans are folded away and the Duke makes his weary way to Duty. He muses that he awaits a word from Gallia...
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