This is the spirit of the answer: that the scales

measure a third thing - what they do not hold.

This is the scale of the spirit: a restless shift

from within a container too soft to hold much.

This is the answer of the scale: it is too early

to know the nature of this life, but you still try.

This is the scale of the answer: constellations.

Heroic feats. The stars look down and laugh.

This is the spirit of the scale: it can only return

what you give. This is seldom what you want.

This is the answer of the spirit: to understand

the object, place its nature on the third scale.

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