| Another world, another time, - |
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| - in the age of wonder. |
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| A thousand years ago, this land was
green, until the crystal cracked. |
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| A single piece was lost,
a shard of the crystal. |
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| Then strife began,
and two new races appeared. |
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| The cruel Skeksis,
the gentle Mystics. |
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| Here in the Castle of the Crystal,
the Skeksis took control. |
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| Now the Skeksis gather
in the sacred chamber, - |
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| - where the crystal hangs
above a shaft of air and fire. |
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| The Skeksis with their hard, twisted
bodies, their harsh, twisted wills. |
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| For a thousand years
they have ruled, - |
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| - yet now there are only ten. |
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| A dying race,
ruled by a dying emperor. |
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| Imprisoned within themselves
in a dying land. |
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| Once more
they gather at the crystal, - |
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| - as the first sun
climbs to its peak. |
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| As the Skeksis ravage the land,
they draw new life from the sun. |
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| Once more
they will replenish themselves, - |
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| - through the power of their source,
their treasure, their fate ... |
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| The Dark Crystal. |
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| But today, the sun ceremony gives
no comfort. An emperor lies dying. |
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