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Arafamy's Metamorphosis By Alexandre Dumas

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A historical fiction novel that came out in 1923, written by Alexandre Dumas, that takes place in the 1600s in France. Aramis one of the three musketeers and a bishop, goes to the Bastille to visit Philippe the imprisoned twin brother of the current king, Louis XIV. He tells Philippe that he can put him on the throne, switching him with his brother. Philippe is apprehensive at first, but Aramis insists the two men can do great things together. At a party in Vaux, thrown by Fouquet one of the king's advisors, Aramis plans to make the switch. The king is not pleased with the party's lavishness and uses missing money from the treasury as a reason to arrest Fouquet. He tells D'Artagnan the captain of the musketeers and friend of Athos, Porthos
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