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THE BOOK OF MANTI
Chapter 10
Premium narration
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Mantheus explains why he records these civic matters despite the scarcity of plate metal: the Lord's commandments touch every part of life, and the Law of Consecration deserves preservation for posterity. He describes how the Nem receive newcomers—examining their understanding of Nemite ways, housing strangers in temple hostels for instruction, then assigning a holding suited to their trade. An ordinance of adoption follows, in which a Peli takes the newcomer by the right hand, proclaims them kin, and baptizes them as a token of family covenant, after which neighbors build the new home together.
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Mantheus recounts a council debate over wealthy converts, rejecting forced surrender of property: each person remains steward of their own substance, freely offering surplus. He details graduated responses to idleness, theft, false witness, and accidental injury—chastening, restitution, and possible expulsion—while murder, rape, or mayhem proven by witnesses bring swift secret execution, a safeguard against Gadianton-like infiltration.
