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Jean-Paul Sartre cavils with Communism. Sheriff Jim Clark finds fault with democracy. But there is always a third alternative: feudalism, which still flourishes on the tiny (41 sq. mi.) Channel Island of Sark, ten miles from Normandy, ruled by Sibyl Mary Collings Beaumont Hathaway, 81, Dame of Sark and 21st holder of a hereditary fief first granted by Queen Elizabeth I in 1565. Dame Sibyl's 475 loyal vassals last week celebrated the 400th anniversary of the grant with three-legged and sack races, five skyrockets, and a solemn service of thanksgiving presided over by the Bishop of Winchester and Sir...
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