Weight of WitnessTheme
Characters throughout the story are placed in positions where they must decide what to believe based on what they have seen, from the soldiers waiting to be told what to believe to Vissira standing motionless before a darkened Lum. The archivist who does not look up from the page and Quelm who presents evidence rather than a gift suggest that recording and testifying carry their own quiet authority.
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Characters throughout the story are placed in positions where they must decide what to believe based on what they have seen, from the soldiers waiting to be told what to believe to Vissira standing motionless before a darkened Lum. The archivist who does not look up from the page and Quelm who presents evidence rather than a gift suggest that recording and testifying carry their own quiet authority.