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FoolishSage42
Since: Jun, 2017
20th Jun, 2017 05:24:49 PM
A bump for luck.
FoolishSage42
Since: Jun, 2017
6th Aug, 2017 02:01:07 PM
Bump 2: Electric Boogaloo
I'm trying to remember a book I read in my youth, the title of which escapes me. All I remember is a scene in which one of the main characters is put through a grueling series of ethical and moral situations to determine if he is suitable to be king. One of the first is set up as follows:
Two people are affixed to a scale, which is set up in such a way that if you save one, the other will be lowered into the ocean, drowning them before you can get the first to safety and then return. He manages to bypass the situation by using the scepter he carries as proof of kingship to jam the scales, allowing him to save both people.