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Though it’s a fairly harmless deception, Gulliver’s lie is nevertheless hypocritical—he’s so often insisted on his utter truthfulness that the sight of him lying so unapologetically diminishes some of his moral power. The ritual illustrates this king’s grotesque abuse of physical power. He controls his state by physical domination and the threat of physical punishment. Still, despite his kingdom’s horrific rituals, the king is as kind and welcoming towards Gulliver as all the other states have been. Though it's worth noting that the king is only kind after Gulliver has complete supplicated himself to the king.