I'm currently reading Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials. It's a trilogy of fantasy novels that feature this device, the alethiometer. Certain rare individuals can ask this mystical device questions about anything and get absolutely truthful answers conveyed enigmatically through 36 symbols on the face.
Some craftsmen have made their own (sadly non-functional) replicas, such as this beauty by Kat Young.
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On second thought, maybe this is a functional alethiometer and we just don't have anyone who can use it.
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Don't have one of those, how about a horse instead?
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My kingdom for one of those :(
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