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Question
Write what following should have said after listening to the complaint against him:
Mortar-maker
Solution
Forgive me, my Royal Lord. I accept that I made a mistake in using cheaper mortar. However, the bricklayer should have been more careful when placing the bricks, and the thief deserved whatever happened to him.
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