Paris, France.
May 30th, 1836.
Napoleon II stood alone in the broadcast room.
The equipment had already been prepared. Engineers and operators moved carefully around the edges, making final adjustments to the transmission system that now stretched across Paris and beyond. Wires ran through walls, connecting stations across the capital, then further outward into the provinces.
The same system he had built to unify the Empire would now carry this message.
He stood at the center of it.
There were no notes in his hand.
He did not need them.
One of the operators approached carefully.
"Your Imperial Majesty, we are ready."
Napoleon II gave a small nod.
"Begin transmission."
The operator stepped back.
A signal was given.
Across Paris, receivers came alive.
