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  1. "Dictator for life. Who does he think he is?"
  2. A murmur of assent rises up from the six or so men huddled around the brazier. Far away the hustle of the Forum Romanum can be heard, but in the alleyway it seems like time has stopped. It's cold. In their thirty something winters, the men have never experienced cold like this so close to the Ides of March.
  3. "You know what I'd like to do to him?" Cyrus gargles up a phlegm and spits it on the muddy ground. "That. All over his face."
  4. "Ha, he'd have you crucified! Now, Quintus, Quintus is a Roman citizen. If he were to do it, he might get away with a severe beating and doing some time."
  5. "Shut up, Gaius. I'm not stupid enough to spit on Caesar."
  6. Cyrus grinned. "But stupid enough to let your wife find out you were fucking your maid!"
  7. The men laughed.
  8. "At least I'm getting some. You haven't got laid since Agatha, and that was 2 years ago!"
  9. Cyrus made to move towards Quintus, but was checked by Anthony. "Calm down. You started this."
  10. Cyrus glared, but relaxed.
  11. "We should get going. Senate's about to start." The man who spoke had been standing a little off to the side, as if he was forced to meet with these man. He was the the only one wearing a white toga with the purple seam that marked a member of the Senate.
  12. "Man, Atticus, you've been acting like you have a stick up your ass ever since you entered the Senate."
  13. "A stick? More like Caesar's dick!"
  14. More laughter.
  15. "Ad altiora tendo, Gaius. Now if you'll excuse me." Atticus lifted up his toga slightly and gingerly stepped through the mud, out of the alleyway.
  16. The men watched him go, and a silence fell.
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  18. Anthony was the first to break it. "Must suck, owing so much to Caesar."
  19. "He doesn't regret it one bit. Did you hear him?" Quintus put on a pompous voice. "'I strive towards higher things.' Give me a break. He loves it."
  20. "Do you reckon he'll tell about us shitting on Caesar?"
  21. Gaius shook his head. "No, we've been friends with him since forever. He wouldn't."
  22. Cyrus cracked his knuckles. "And if he did, I'd break his neck!"
  23. "If you wanna get hanged, that's your decision, but don't expect me to get involved."
  24. "Ever the coward, Quintus."
  25. "Shut up. Let's get going. See what entertainment the Senate has to offer today."
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