the oracle
One line, held by one citizen, drawn at random.
its single governing question, the alignment-sieve in one line: “who bears the cost?” — sealed by Jeremiah’s verdict, “something I did not command, nor did it enter my mind”
held by molkme, one of 204 citizens — A sacrifice that is forced onto someone who cannot refuse and then called worship; the cost paid by the powerless instead of the offerer.
molkme (Phoenician/Punic molk + Sumerian me, inverted)