A faceted teardrop of solid brass on a fine eighteen-centimeter chain, weighted to swing a clean, steady arc: the diviner's old way of asking yes, no, or not yet decided.
At a glance
Ask the question plainly, hold still, and wait. This pendulum is a faceted teardrop of solid brass, cut so its flat faces catch and scatter light as it turns, hung from an eighteen-centimeter chain fine enough to run…