*Crystal*

?Parchment


Important
Artifacts:0
Weight:1.5
Value:10000
Item ID:197h

Originally found on the 5th level of Dionysceus.
Contains order in which you must touch crystals in the Hall of the Past.
It reads:

* CRYSTAL *
The Mind of Man doth 
speak a tongue all its own, 
beyond all language and all 
words...

So too, doth the mind live in 
meanings and symbols, 
comprised of transient 
glimpses which signify its 
ephemeral understanding...

As likened unto the crystal 
orbs of old mystics, piercing 
the veils of the unknown as 
a channel for hidden 
knowledge, likewise the mind 
makes crystal its symbols, 

that from this may be 
wrested forth the 
perceptions of the man...

The Dragon for "D", the 
first of a word, and Obelisk 
for "O", that which should 
follow...

The Moon stands for "M", 
and Island for "I", which is 
marked by the sign of the 
Cross...

The Nether and Night, the 
realms of the dark, reveal 
the letter of "N" behind 
Death...

And as the Star signs for 
Astral, let this be the "A", 
and lastly the Egg which is 
"E"...

Thus may thee glimpse one 
meaning of the crystal, 
which lies branched among 
many thousands of 
combinations...

Thus may thee glimpse one 
meaning of life, which lies 
branched among many 
thousands of dimensions...