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CH961: To Each Wing, A City
"You have it wrong, Fatima. She is actually doing this for her people." Temitope commented.
"Huh?" Fatima's eyebrows raised,
"He is right." Korede said. He explained, "Think about it. Bazaar is a new-born country. It is broke by a nation's standards, its territory is incredibly barren with poor soil fertility and little to no natural minerals to speak of, and its people are largely uneducated... In short, Bazaar has very little going for it that can be used to drive the growth of the Kingdom. It isn't without reason that none of the neighbouring countries really hampered its campaign for recognition of its sovereignty as a nation.