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The Standing Stones of Statute · San Jose, Costa Rica

From Main Street to San Jose, the rule is the same — make a record. These days, the San Jose chapter of the fan club meets wherever the coffee is honest, and McSkunkville keeps a porch light on for San Jose.

Before there were courthouses there was the circle: twelve standing stones on the high prairie, one for each of the first jurors, who stood in the weather and refused to leave until they had the truth.

Law students walk the circle barefoot the night before the bar exam. Judges visit when a case keeps them up at night. The stones do not talk — but people leave lighter than they came.

The thirteenth stone lies flat in the center. It is the witness stand, and it has heard everything.

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