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1. Loneliest Star- Seal
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I. English Channel
The Count held the diamond to the light. Tiny flashes of lightning spread across the jewel, then fanned out in a moment's prismatic shower. One thousand tiny rainbows held the scope of a small tropical island in his palm. He carefully slipped the jewel into a soft pouch of black velvet, then drew tight the strings. A moonless eclipse thus closed round his island in the sea.
Satisfied, he covered his tracks & vacated the ruins. There was no time to spare. Determined, he mounted his steed & rode back into the ocean of dark blooms. By morning he knew he must reach the coast.
Princess Lei kissed the last mist of the morning. The low sun now hung tropical orange in the sky. The long high dangerous cliff snaked before her. Somewhere in a distant castle she knew the Mule would wake, & shake the sleep from his eyes- then somehow hide the stars of the galaxy in his pocket- & play with the orange sun.
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