In old kingdoms built on ancient lands young miners ask the foreman why they leave certain rocks by the mine entrance and why they leave mirrors when they close the mine. The elders reply 'To pay the crystal folk their due, and may the gods forgive you if you take more than they allow'. The young and the greedy think the old mine hands to be mad for believing and take too much. If they are lucky they find what they stole to be gone and if they are unlucky find themselves subject to the wrath of ancient things best left asleep in the dark places of the mountain.
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