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[Nov. 15th, 2009|02:06 pm] |
a glorious old lighthouse stood testament to a time of brave sailors and frequent shipwrecks. This lighthouse originally contained a Fresnel lens, a conglomeration of hand carved prisms set in brass to form an enormous gleaming gem capable of magnifying a lit gas lamp into a powerful beacon. Slowly revolving overhead the current lens was more ordinary, carved glass with an electric light, but still it sparkled warmly against the misty gray sky. ** |
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