Scales of Justice

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I-"Scales of Justice" iyinoveli esebenzisanayo enamagama angu-600,000, ivolumu yokuqala ochungechungeni oluhleliwe nguJulia Owl. Isekelwe ngokuphelele emibhalweni—ngaphandle kwemifanekiso noma imiphumela yomsindo–futhi igqugquzelwa amandla amakhulu, angenakuvinjwa womcabango wakho.

Amahemuhemu azungeza imigwaqo yase-Capital. Amahemuhemu e-artefact, ayingozi futhi enamandla njengoba umuntu angesaba kuphela. Abanye bathi iyakwazi ukusonta imvelo yomuntu yangempela, ibumbe kakhulu ngokuthanda komnikazi; abanye bathi ingakwazi ukubona ingqikithi yomphefumulo, ibeke iSiko Lokudalelwa endaweni eqinile ngokokuqala ngqá emakhulwini eminyaka. Umdwebi owawenza akaziwa; ihlebeza ethunzini ikhuluma kuphela nge-labyrinth, ebekwe endaweni ethile efihliwe ukuze ivikele amandla ayo. Abaningi bafuna ukuyithola; abanye abaningi, ukulibhubhisa. Wena? Awuyena walabo-ufuna nje ukuphila.

Kodwa-ke, impilo yakho (cishe) ephephile nokuthula njengomuntu ohambahambayo othobekile isongelwa incwadi enosuku lwanamuhla kuyo, ebhalwe esandleni sikamama wakho...

• Dlala njengowesilisa, owesifazane noma ongashadile; gay, straight, bisexual, or asexual.
• Hlangana nabalingiswa abane abahlukene, abanezindaba nemibono ehluke kakhulu komunye nomunye: indlalifa ebalekile, iqhawe elikhohlakele, umfokazi olahlekile, nomholi wangaphandle. Ezothando, yenze umngane noma ubalahle, futhi ubuke izinganekwane zabo zilolonga ezakho.
• Khetha uhlobo olulodwa kwezintathu ezitholakalayo futhi uthole umbono wakho womhlaba kanye nombono wezwe ngawe. Kunjani ukuba ngumuntu, i-half-elf, noma i-half-satyr kulo mbuso omkhulu?
• Yilwa, xhumanisa, philisa, hlela, noma ncenga–khetha indlela yakho futhi ubhekane nenkinga ngendlela yakho.
• Zithengele ihhashi! Ufuna eyodwa, akunjalo?
• Funda, cabanga, ngabaza, phetha. Lo mhlaba unesiphetho esabhalwa ngaphambili - uzosithobela noma uzosibekela inselelo? Ungubani, futhi uzoba ubani?

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