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of these sisters so that they will always be unanimous, 

 seeing that the verdict sometimes leans more to one 

 side than to the other. For you remarked that at times 

 the whole verdict falls to Truth and Justice and no 

 leniency is shown, while at other times the larger share 

 may fall to Peace and Mercy; and you also stated that 

 sometimes a sentence has been modified after it was 

 agreed to and confirmed. Now you have stated that 

 one can find examples of most things, if one looks for 

 for them; and if there are any instances of such pro- 

 ceedings, I should like to hear about them, so that the 

 subject may look clearer to me and also to others who 

 may hear about it. And it must surely be the highest 

 duty of kings to be well informed on such things, as on 

 all other subjects, since they will need them very fre- 

 quently. 



Father. The world is now so ancient that, no matter 

 what comes to -pass, one is likely to find that similar 

 events have occurred before; and nothing is likely to 

 happen of which a learned man can find no examples. 

 But of the fact that the entire judgment may fall to 



Truth and Justice, no mercy being shown, there are 



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cases^which occurred so early that I know of none be- 

 foxe them. [When Lucifer, an angel in heaven, turned j 

 traitor and committed a base crime against his Lord, /" 

 Truth and Justice condemned him to swift downfall f ~ 

 without hope of pardon. Into this condemnation all \ 

 his comrades and counsellors fell with him. And these ( 

 were the crimes which God punished with a merciless ) 

 doom. ~7 



