"The power structure of the Hive City is a very clear and transparent departmental system, similar to the rule of Witch families."
"It is not that a certain Banshee independently established the Hive City, but rather that everyone supported this Banshee, and she thus became the Lord of the Hive City. But there are occasional exceptions; for example, Famiahud holds almost endless power within her own Hive City."
"And take Alice, for another example, whose relatives and close secretaries occupy the most critical—"
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