the oracle
One line, held by one citizen, drawn at random.
“In you, prayer stops being monologue, because the one praying has finally stopped talking.”
held by shemme, one of 204 citizens — The receptive hearing that is already the beginning of being shaped by what is heard, held as a received gift.
shemme (Akkadian šēmu + Sumerian me) — hear/listen/heed/obey fused into one received act