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Le P’tit Caporal (caption)

A hero of mine, Napoléon. A rich character through and through, he had a habit of pinching the cheeks of those he was close with, and adored music with every fiber of his being, but couldn’t hold a tune. He held strong beliefs and a strong position, but he was fair to his people and honorable in combat. He held the fate of Europe in his hands for many years until it was taken from him at the Battle of Waterloo. He spent the rest of his life in exile, allowed to be the Governor of the island he was forced to reside in. But to a man once inches away from ruling Europe, such a life was worse than death. To him, there were no compromises - either you were grand or you were nothing, and while such absolutism has obvious flaws, I will always admire his resoluteness.

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