Britain leaves Europe

"Are you Maria's actual grandson?" Merlin was stunned. Even he had never seen anything like this.

"Enough chatter. Just check whether you can use this stuff."

"Can I ever!" Merlin snatched up the parchment scroll. "The Dead Sea Scrolls... I've never used anything this good."

"You get to work. I'll sort out the ordinary stuff." Roland packed a pile of obviously modern, industrially manufactured objects into a cardboard box, planning to sell them later to raise money for the church.

"Time to remind these youngsters who Britain's greatest magician is." Merlin waved his staff. "They want to leave Europe, don't they? Then let's grant their wish."

The little island suddenly shook, then began to rise into the air.

"Oh no!" The nuns on the island blanched. "The magic circle covers all of Britain! If we get too far from Great Britain, it'll break!"

"Your Excellency, what do we do now?" The nuns descended into panic.

"We can't resist this spell. Our only option is..." The bishop chanted an incantation. Several middle-aged women were instantly drained into shriveled corpses, and the whole island of Great Britain shook before slowly floating into the sky.

In Britain: "Save £350 million a week!"

"Take back control!"

"Brexit means Brexit!"

A politician passionately recited his Brexit slogans, completely ignoring the shaking beneath his feet.

"After Brexit, Britain will be able to sign free trade agreements with countries around the world, expand its export markets, and lower import tariffs, thereby promoting economic growth!"

"After Brexit, Britain will be able to focus more closely on developing its own industries and making them more competitive!"

"After Brexit..."

"Stop talking. We've already left." Drenched in sweat, the politician's secretary dragged him off the stage.

"What are you doing? Have you lost your mind?"

"Please, look at this first..." The