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Apparently mandates are usually found around White Houses. It appears it is easier to bring a mandate with you into these White Houses than to find one once you are there.
Auras seem to be quite ephemeral and can actually blossom, wilt, or change in form, (e.g., an aura of leadership can become one of invincibility, or worse, one of wishy-washy-ness.)
A consensus has been likened to an aardvark in that it can disappear into the ground when you are not looking. It seems that consensuses (or is it consensa?) might be more analagous to cats in that they seem to be more attached to places than
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