The Golden Compass
Chapter One "You cannot leave the scales unbalanced." The voice was not Concepcion’s, yet it came from the throat of the reflection in the arched mirror. Concepcion Jarama stood before the glass in the salt-marsh light of the twelfth century, her hand hovering over the brass pans. The weights were short. One was missing a gram, a theft so small it felt like a personal insult from the universe....
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