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Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards


and agrees to retrieving all the Crystal Shards and save Ripple Star from the Dark Matter's control. Kirby and Ribbon enlist the help of Waddle Dee, Adeleine, and King Dedede, who each find a Crystal Shard, and are attacked and possessed by Dark Matter, forcing Kirby to defeat them in battle in order to save them from the Dark Matter, and they continue to search for the pieces across the galaxy. Kirby and the group restore the Crystal and eventually reach Ripple Star, where they purge the planet and its
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Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards


Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards is a side-scrolling platform game in the "Kirby" series developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 home video game console. It is the sequel to "Kirby's Dream Land 3". "Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards" is a side-scrolling platform game with gameplay similar to previous "Kirby" games where the titular character Kirby has the ability to inhale enemies and objects and extract their abilities. Kirby travels across six planets, which consist of
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Chocobo Racing


pieces are brought together again." After this discovery, the companions continue to search for other racers in possession of the crystal shards. Upon defeating Behemoth in a race, the monster joins their ranks, bringing the party's number to eight. The companions then notice that their Magicite shards begin to glow, and Mog discovers that he possessed Magicite all along. The convergence of all eight shards of the Magicite crystal fulfills Ming-Wu's prophecy, and the gate to Fantasia, the Land of the Espers, opens.
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Age of Apocalypse


sent deep into space using Lila's teleportation in order to retrieve a shard of the M'Kraan Crystal, essential to the verification of Bishop's alternate reality. The X-Ternals are pursued by Rictor, a henchman of Apocalypse desperate to earn his master's praise by killing Gambit. Upon reaching Shi'ar space, the X-ternals fight the Imperial Guard in order to retrieve the crystal shard. Upon their return to Earth, Strong Guy betrays the team, not only stealing the M'Kraan Crystal, but also kidnapping Magneto's son,
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Chocobo Racing


race her in the Floating Gardens, with the story as the winner's prize. Upon winning, she tells them of the legend: "There are Magicite Shards scattered all over the world. It used to be one large Magicite Crystal...But people kept fighting each other over it. So the founder of Mysidia, the great magician Ming-Wu, broke the Crystal into eight pieces. He then scattered the shards to the four winds. He did so to assure later restoration of the Magicite Crystal...when all eight
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Crystal Triangle


Isao Murakami, a young delinquent fresh out of juvenile hall, the two set off on an epic journey across South Brunswick city park, to obtain the last shard of the crystal triangle from the great monster Ginji Iwagami, a mutated albino alligator that lives in the sewers. The two manage to bring down the monster, but Isao's soul is trapped within the shard, leaving his body as little more than a mouthpiece for the will of the Crystal Triangle. Koichiro begs the old man of Hakodate for a way to save
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The Crystal Shard


passed, with Wulfgar indentured to the dwarves. Bruenor taught him to smith and mine, and came to love him like a son. Though Wulfgar originally resented the dwarves and his indenture, he came to respect and even love Bruenor, like the father that had died years past. During this same time, the failed wizard Akar Kessel, left to die in the Spine of the World, found Crenshinibon, the Crystal Shard, a magical, sentient crystal with the ability to lend power to its wielder, make tower sanctuaries
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Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards


, Hard, Intense). Playable characters in multiplayer are Kirby, Waddle Dee, Adeleine, and King Dedede. Ripple Star, a planet populated by fairies, is invaded and conquered by Dark Matter. Ribbon, one of the fairies, flees from home with their sacred treasure, the great Crystal. In their pursuit, three Dark Matter shatter the Crystal into pieces throughout the galaxy and Ribbon falls onto Pop Star. Ribbon, heartbroken to find she is left with only one of the shards, helps Kirby, being predicament
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Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes


currencies of the game are "credits" and "crystals". Credits can be used to train a hero, buy things from the store, obtain a hero when you have enough shards or promote a hero. Crystals can be used to buy packs from the store, buy credits, acquire character shards, and energy and arena refreshes. Crystals can be bought with money or can be given as rewards from arena and daily challenges. Battles are divided up into rounds, with the character with the highest speed attribute going first
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Drizzt Do'Urden


The fourth book chronologically in the series, although the first published, is "The Crystal Shard" (1988), the first in "The Icewind Dale Trilogy". It describes Drizzt's meeting with the barbarian Wulfgar and the halfling Regis, and their adventures as they stop Akar Kessel, a mage possessed by the sentient artifact Crenshinibon (the book's eponymous Crystal Shard), from gaining control of the region. "Streams of Silver" (1989), tells the story of the group as they journey to Mithral
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Fern G. Z. Carr


in the universe with Carr's signature poem, "I Am". The imagery in "Shards of Crystal" parallels the darkness-to-light chronology of Carr's poems. This transition is essentially a redemptive move both literally and metaphorically, reconciling the pain of "Shards" at the outset of the book with the beauty and enlightenment of "Crystal" at the conclusion. Beginning with the darkness of night and becoming progressively lighter, her poems ultimately achieve the illumination of the eternal. This is in keeping with the
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The Crystal Shard


, and he located Icewind Dale there. According to Salvatore, the book was "set on the Moonshae Isles, because at the time I thought that "was" the Realms. When I found out how big the Realms were, I moved the story a thousand miles to the north." Salvatore had sent an early version of "The Crystal Shard" (what would become his first published novel) to TSR, and one day Kirchoff called him. She was on her way to a marketing meeting concerning the book
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Drizzt Do'Urden


-hunting ship, with the Companions of the Hall ultimately fighting the powerful demon Errtu who is aided by the Crystal Shard, which had previously been buried under a mountain of snow . Wulfgar, never truly dead, returns to life from the Abyss as the demon who had held his soul was destroyed. Drizzt is the main character in only two books of the "Paths of Darkness" series. "The Silent Blade" (1998) describes the group's journey to permanently destroy the Crystal Shard. "Sea of Swords
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Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia


Hall, the previous president of Altru Inc; the mining site is discovered to be the ruins of the site where Doyle Hall, the company's founder, first began prospecting for new energy sources. While examining the Dark Crystal, the Rangers discover that the effects of these crystals can be nullified by shards of three gems known as the Tears of Princes. The player and Keith go on to separately collect the sources of these shards; the blue gem from Almia Castle, the red gem from Boyle Volcano, and the yellow
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The Crystal Shard


The Crystal Shard is a fantasy novel by American writer R. A. Salvatore. The first book in The Icewind Dale Trilogy, it was his first published novel. Even in the remote far northern region of Icewind Dale, the renegade dark elf ranger Drizzt Do'Urden was not fully accepted, except by the dwarves whom he had eventually befriended. He roamed the tundra, hunting down yeti and giants that threatened the Ten Towns of Icewind Dale. When the barbarians that were the native people of the Dale banded together to slaughter the people of
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Splinter of the Mind's Eye


by Captain-Supervisor Grammel, who discovers and confiscates the crystal shard along with Luke's weapons. Luke and Leia are placed in a maximum security cell with two drunk but friendly Yuzzem, hairy aboriginal creatures called Hin and Kee. Grammel reports the incident and gives the crystal shard to Governor Bin Essada, in charge of the group of star systems including Circarpous. Halla, with Luke's help, uses the Force to help rescue Luke, Leia and the two Yuzzem. The Yuzzem rampage through the jail barracks, while Luke
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LostWinds


bridge he's on collapses and he falls into a cave, where he finds a crystal shard. The shard starts talking and reveals itself to be a spirit of wind, Enril. Enril was trapped in this form when Balasar, one of the spirits assigned to watch over the land, decided to conquer the world. Using all her might Enril trapped Balasar in a crystal- but in the process she herself was also trapped. Eventually Balasar grew powerful enough to break free. Unfortunately, Enril was still trapped. Using Enril's
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List of Forgotten Realms characters


winner, Cadderly finally rids the Edificant Library of the Chaos Curse, Rufo, and his minions. The Edificant Library is permanently desecrated. Cadderly calls upon Deneir and destroys the library, after retrieving all of the irreplaceable books and artifacts, and over the course of 5 years, creates The Spirit Soaring. Crenshinibon is the true name of the crystal shard, first mentioned in R.A. Salavatore's "The Crystal Shard". Cadderly first learned of the artifact when Drizzt Do'Urden came to the Spirit Soaring in search of a priest,
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Justice League vs. Teen Titans


shatters the crystal. He tries to persuade Robin to join him and Trigon by killing Raven so that he may return to life, but Robin declares himself a Titan; they battle, and Robin eventually defeats and kills Ra's al Ghul. Overcoming her inner doubts and Trigon's telepathic attempts to dissuade her, Raven uses her powerful magic and her telepathic link to Trigon to re-imprison him in a shard of the broken crystal. Raven informs the Titans that the shard must stay in Hell and be watched always, in
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Tapestry (Wildstorm)


Tapestry engaged Zealot in a duel of mystic might with one turning the other's age backwards or forwards before manifesting esoteric avatars of their respective alien acolyte or counterpart, before both began siphoning energy from the conjoined entity of Void/Providence and their amalgamated Orbs of Power. To Break the Stalemate, Marinda Tai whom had taken a crystal shard from Savant; who'ed also been watching the battle take place, handed the fragment of the Kheran Orb of Power to her sister's acquaintance; Huntsmen. As the crystal was a shard of
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Alternative versions of Gambit


still living in New York. He also had an affair with Lila Cheney, despite the fact that he had not gotten over Rogue. When Magneto put into action his plan to save Charles Xavier, Gambit agreed to steal a shard of the M'Kraan Crystal with the aid of his X-Ternals. Gambit and the X-Ternals were chased by Mudir Rictor and later faced the Shi'ar Imperial Guard. However, Gambit obtained the shard of the Crystal, giving up in exchange for it his undying love for Rogue. Gambit thought
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List of Kiba characters


a farmer. He had turned the basement of his house into a hospital for those of the country of Zymot who have been cast into exile, but when they started attacking the castle he helped to defend it against them. Dumas draws his Shards from an aqua-colored crystal on his right shoulder. His weapon is a brownish-orange and is about twice the width of Zed's sword. His shard element is earth. It requires six Shards to activate. His Spirit, Suraguna, resembles a knight and fights with
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Drizzt Do'Urden


author R.A. Salvatore's best known creation. All 34 novels featuring Drizzt by Salvatore have made the New York Times Best Seller list, starting with "The Crystal Shard". "The Orc King", which marked the 20th anniversary of the character, made it to #7 on the list, as well as #9 on the "Wall Street Journal" list, #6 on the "Publishers Weekly" bestseller list, and #36 on the "USA Today" list of top sellers. "The Two Swords
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R. A. Salvatore


In July 1987, Salvatore won the spot to write the book. His first published novel was "The Crystal Shard" from TSR in 1988. The first hardcover novel from TSR was Salvatore's "The Legacy" (1992). After "Passage to Dawn" (1996), TSR's management picked a new author to write stories about Drizzt; Mark Anthony's Drizzt novel "The Shores of Dusk" was completed by the time Wizards of the Coast acquired TSR, but Wizards opted not to publish that one and
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List of Ben 10 aliens


control his crystal physiology at will, allowing him to create crude crystal weapons, fire crystal shards from his hands, and have limited regenerative abilities. In addition to growing crystal from himself, Diamondhead can grow crystal over the ground. His crystal body acts as a prism that can refract light and energy beams. However, Diamondhead's crystal can shatter if exposed to strong sonic vibrations. In "Ben 10,000" and "Ken 10", 30 and 42 year old Diamondhead's suit has changed, having black on the top
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The Dark Crystal


impaled by the Skeksis' Ritual-Master. Jen inserts the Shard into the Crystal, fulfilling the prophecy just as the Mystics enter the Crystal Chamber. The Castle's dark walls disintegrate to reveal a structure of a bright Crystal; and the urRu and Skeksis merge into tall glowing beings known as UrSkeks. The leader of the UrSkeks explains that they had mistakenly shattered the Crystal long ago, splitting them into two races and decimating Thra, and that Jen, in fulfilling the prophecy, has restored them. The UrSkeks revive Kira
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Treasure Galaxy!


are summoned to recover the crystal shards and save Crystal City from the Master of Mischief. The goal of Treasure Galaxy! is to recover all of the crystals and return them to the queen in her palace. To gather crystals, the player must first capture animated fireballs called "sunbeams" and answer their riddles. If answered correctly, a sunbeam will help the player decode a cipher that must be cracked in order to access the crystals hidden in the satellites. Each stage will have a different cipher that applies to all the
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates


, during the legendary "Golden Age" where all the races lived in peace (mentioned in Crystal Chronicles), and when the Great Crystal, into which "all fates are etched", protected the people from the "malefic glow of the blood-red moon". In the original "Crystal Chronicles", the shards of the Great Crystal, shattered by the fall of the Meteor, are used by the numerous settlements throughout the land to ward off the Miasma, using myrrh to renew this effect when it wanes
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Artemis Entreri


Artemis Entreri is a fictional character in the "Forgotten Realms" campaign setting for the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game. Entreri is depicted as a ruthless assassin and the arch-enemy of Drizzt Do'Urden, the protagonistic dark elf. He is the creation of author R. A. Salvatore, first appearing at the end of the 1988 novel "The Crystal Shard", the first book in "The Icewind Dale Trilogy". He makes regular reappearances in subsequent novels by Salvatore, reprising his role of main antagonist
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Drizzt Do'Urden


Drizzt Do'Urden () is a fictional character in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game. Drizzt was created by author R. A. Salvatore as a supporting character in the "Icewind Dale Trilogy". Salvatore created him on a whim when his publisher needed him to replace one of the characters in an early version of the first book, "The Crystal Shard". Drizzt has since become a popular heroic character of the Forgotten Realms setting, and has been featured as the main
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Companions of the Hall


Catti-brie (spelled in later publications as "Cattie-brie") is a fictional character in the Forgotten Realms setting, based on the "Dungeons & Dragons" RPG. She is the creation of author R.A. Salvatore. She was named after his daughter Caitlin Brielle after the editor suggested "The Crystal Shard" needed a strong female character. Catti-brie's mother died in childbirth, and her father moved with his daughter from Mirabar to Termalaine, one of the Ten Towns. For three years, he was
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Dark Visions Trilogy


, and they both confess their true depths of feelings for each other. When Mr Zetes takes Kaitlyn out the isolation tank, he realises his plan has not worked and he takes Kaitlyn to the crystal to destroy her mind. Rob, Anna, Lewis and Tamsin from the fellowship of the crystal, turn up to rescue them, and they succeed in destroying the crystal and Mr Zetes when Gabriel unites the shard with the evil crystal. When the crystal is shattered, Joyce's mind and the other psychic's minds are returned
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Final Fantasy V


shattered Crystal, but no sign of the missing king. The shards react to their presence, however, and an image of Tycoon appears, explaining to them that they must protect those Crystals that yet remain. Eventually, the party comes to discover that the Crystals formed a seal upon Exdeath, an ancient sorcerer; with them destroyed, not only would the dark essence be released, but over time the planet itself would become uninhabitable. The party attempts to save the crystals of Water, Fire, and Earth; but by
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List of Forgotten Realms novels


, Charles Alexander Moffat, Ed Greenwood, and Kate Novak & Jeff Grubb. This series contains a trilogy of novels written by Richard Lee Byers, as well as an anthology of short stories written by various authors. By R.A. Salvatore By Lisa Smedman The House of Serpents trilogy was later reprinted as an omnibus in: By R. A. Salvatore (featuring Drizzt Do'Urden) The Hunter's Blades Trilogy was later reprinted in several different formats: By R. A. Salvatore (featuring Drizzt Do'Urden) "The Crystal Shard" was the second Forgotten
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Fern G. Z. Carr


Fern G. Z. Carr is a contemporary Canadian poet who resides in Kelowna, British Columbia. A full member of the League of Canadian Poets and the Federation of BC Writers, Fern G. Z. Carr is the author of "Shards of Crystal" (Silver Bow Publishing, 2018). Carr is a former lawyer, teacher, and past president of both the Kelowna branch of the BC Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and Project Literacy Central Okanagan Society. She composes and translates poetry in six languages including Mandarin
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Kristallnacht


Kristallnacht () or the Night of Broken Glass, also called the November Pogrom(s), was a pogrom against Jews carried out by SA paramilitary forces and civilians throughout Nazi Germany on 9–10 November 1938. The German authorities looked on without intervening. The name "Kristallnacht" ("Crystal Night") comes from the shards of broken glass that littered the streets after the windows of Jewish-owned stores, buildings and synagogues were smashed. Jewish homes, hospitals and schools were ransacked as the attackers demolished buildings with sledgehammers. The
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List of Kirby characters


planet with the fairies' magical Crystal when it was invaded by "Dark Matter". In space, Dark Matter blobs ambushed her, shattered the crystal, and made her fall to Pop Star, where she lands on a stargazing Kirby and pleads with him for help. Kirby agrees and they search for the Crystal shards scattered on various planets and thwart Dark Matter's invasion of Ripple Star along with "Waddle Dee", "Adeleine", and "King Dedede". In the final battle, Ribbon and the crystal
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United States hydrogen policy


programs. Each states energy office gets SEP funding and manages all SEP funded projects. For more information about the SEP, including project descriptions, visit the SEP website. Clean Ports USA is an incentive-based program designed to help reduce emissions by encouraging port authorities to redesign and replace older diesel engines with new technologies and cleaner fuels. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Clean Diesel Campaign offers funding to port authorities to help them overcome the obstacles that prevent the adoption of cleaner diesel technologies. Clean Construction USA promotes the reduction
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Dark Visions Trilogy


the Crystal, which kills their leader and shatters their crystal, leaving them defenceless. They give the other four psychics a shard of the crystal, and tell them it can destroy Mr Zetes' crystal, so they set off to defeat Mr Zetes and get Gabriel back. This is the final part of the series, and Kaitlyn, Lewis, Rob and Anna are trying to create a plan to defeat Mr Zetes. Gabriel has joined Mr. Zetes, and he finds the other four psychics one night with Tony, at Marisol
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Sailor Moon (character)


Because Chibiusa comes from the future – having eventually inherited the Silver Crystal from Usagi – two versions of it exist in the series. After the first and second story arcs, the owners of the crystals keep them in their respective transformation brooches and only remove them in times of urgent need. The original anime features seven rainbow crystals that had the Seven Great Monsters (the most powerful monsters in the Dark Kingdom) sealed into them. They were sealed within seven separate shards of the Silver Crystal using Queen Serenity's power. They
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Starjammers


Crystal. The group took the X-Ternals to the planet where the Crystal was kept so that they could collect a shard of it to save the universe. Only Deathbird would accompany the X-Ternals to the planets surface where their mission would be a success. It would also see D'Ken left in a paralyzed state, trapped within the crystal. In this reality, the Starjammers consist of Cyclops, Binary, Lockheed, Nova, and Silver Surfer. The Starjammers appeared in the five-part "X-Men"
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Chocobo Racing


recommends that the two go on an adventure to find out the secret of the Blue Crystal. The two head out to discover the secret behind the Blue Crystal, meeting (and racing) many along the way. When they reach Mysidia, the village of mages, a White Mage there notices that all the companions have Magicite, which the companions had previously referred to as "Blue Crystals." The companions want to know the legend behind the Magicite shards; the White Mage agrees to tell them on the condition that they
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Ignimbrite


majority of the rheomorphic structures. Ignimbrite is primarily composed of a matrix of volcanic ash (tephra) which is composed of shards and fragments of volcanic glass, pumice fragments, and crystals. The crystal fragments are commonly blown apart by the explosive eruption. Most are phenocrysts that grew in the magma, but some may be exotic crystals such as xenocrysts, derived from other magmas, igneous rocks, or from country rock. The ash matrix typically contains varying amounts of pea- to cobble-sized rock fragments called lithic inclusions. They
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Fireworks (2017 film)


the sky, confusing it with a leftover firework charge. The firework freezes as it explodes and causes small crystals to fall, each shard showing a possible future. As Norimichi and Nazuna see their alternate realities within these shards, they swim in the sea together and kiss. Nazuna wonders in what kind of world they are going to meet next. The last scene shows a teacher calling the roll in class. When she gets to Norimichi's name, no one replies. On December 7, 2016, "Fireworks" was
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Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows


to find a way to revert to their original forms while remaining committed to their primary objective of rescuing the Matoran. The film opens with the sight of Makuta, the Master of Shadows, still frozen in his crystal prison following the events of "Legends of Metru Nui". A mysterious figure calls out his name, then scratches the prison and extracts a shard from it. This figure is later revealed to be Roodaka, the queen of the Visorak horde, and she is shown infusing the shard into her chest as she
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Hordes (game)


the blighted ogrun Thagrosh, Prophet and now Messiah of Everblight, who discovered the resting place of Everblight's crystal heart, or athanc, thrust it into his own chest, and thus unleashed the Legion into the world. All of the Legion Warlocks carry a shard of the athanc within themselves, linking themselves both to the mind of Everblight as well as each other. The energy emanating from the athanc shards, called blight, has both corrupting and mutational properties, which can be used to warp and twist others to the will
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The Dark Crystal


power of the Dark Crystal to continually replenish themselves, and the kind wizards called urRu, more commonly known as the Mystics. Jen, a young Gelfling taken in by the urRu after his clan was killed, is told by his urRu Master that he must heal the Crystal, which can only occur if he finds a Shard being kept by the astronomer Aughra. If he fails to do so before the planet's three suns align, then the Skeksis will rule forever. Jen's Master then dies. Meanwhile, the Skeksis
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The Dark Crystal


the Scientist's laboratory, tells Kira to call for help from the animals held captive; they break free in response, releasing Kira and causing the Scientist to fall into the pit to his death. His urRu counterpart simultaneously vanishes. Aughra also escapes, and later rescues Fizzgig. The three suns begin to align as Jen and Kira reach the Crystal Chamber, and the Skeksis gather for the ritual that will grant them immortality. Jen leaps onto the Crystal but drops the Shard; Kira throws it back to him but is fatally
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Holocaust (Marvel Comics)


Sugar Man. As they tried to escape the Shi'ar starcraft, Holocaust couldn't resist turning on Grey and trying to kill him during their melee with the Shi'ar guards. Grey struck back by telekinetically ripping the crystal shard out of Holocaust's chest, tearing him up from the inside. As Grey pulverized the crystal, the implosion of M'Kraan energies sucked out the residual shimmering from the Age of Apocalypse refugees, cleansing them of their connection to the crystal. A surprising consequence was that Holocaust reverted into his original human appearance as Nemesis
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Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards


queen of Dark Matter's influence using the restored Crystal. However, a powerful presence of the last Dark Matter is expelled from the Fairy Queen and forms a new planet called Dark Star, where Kirby and Ribbon confront and defeat 0 (Zero Two), the revived form of Zero, using the Crystal. Dark Star is obliterated, and Kirby and the group are hailed as heroes for saving Ripple Star. After "Kirby's Dream Land 3" was released, development of "Kirby 64" started. Development lasted three
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Land of the Lost (1974 TV series) geography and technology


of the Pylons appear to be as interdimensionally vast as those in the series, they were more than an empty void. In the film's script, the writers describe the inside of the Pylons as a constantly shifting perspective like "an M.C. Escher optical illusion". Numerous white "floors" could be seen floating in the distance amidst rotating shards of crystal with the floor nearest the doorway possessing a matrix table that seems to appear from nowhere. This table closely resembles the one in the 1991 series with clear shards of various
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List of Kiba characters


leads him to the land of Templar, where he meets the sage, Zico and his disciple, Roya. He draws his Shards from a set of three crystals on his left arm. The blade he wields is red, requiring three Shards to form. His Spirit, Amil Gaoul, appears to be a wind-based entity that uses two large, white-feathered wings as weapons. These wings have proven capable of slicing through other Spirits, as well as humans. In the beginning, Zed is teleported in the
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List of Kiba characters


for him. It was later revealed that her brother is Herrick and her real name is Chelsea. The rest of her family was banished to Ulvarx for breaking the ultimate rules. The only reason why she wasn't banished was because she had potential as a Shard Caster. Kira draws her Shards from a green crystal in her navel. In the end, she stays in Neotopia, rebuilding the city after the destruction caused by the war. The leader and founder of Neotopia, he enforced the Ultimate Rules with an iron fist
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Pillars of Freedom


as Hudley must learn how to balance passing laws to protect the dragons of Moltonia while not infringing on the fundamental freedoms she agreed to protect. Spirit and Imm are exploring the forbidden caves outside the city walls when they come across a glowing shard of crystal with ancient writing on it. When Spirit makes the choice to pick the shard up and take it into town to see what it is, she unknowingly unlocks the first pillar of freedom, Freedom of conscience, which rises from the ground in the city square. After being
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Skeksis


its life forms to prolong their own lives. Desperate, the Gelflings devised a prophecy, which revealed that a Gelfling would end the rule of the Skeksis by restoring the broken Shard to the Crystal which would enable a restoration of the UrSkeks as consequence. When the Skeksis learned of this, they attempted deter the Gelflings with Shard fabrications before using the newly created Garthim to wipe out the entire Gelfling race. At the start of the film, skekUng succeeding skekSo as Emperor with only nine Skeksis remaining before skekTek was killed. Toward
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Sugar Man


Forge, thwarts his plot and sends him back to Earth-616. Back in 616, Sugar Man and the other refugees from Earth-295 are targeted by the Shi'ar empire, who see Holocaust's embedded shard of the M'Kraan Crystal as sacrilege. When the shard is removed, all refugees are sent back to Earth. Afterward, Genosha is quickly destroyed by the wild Sentinel, directed by Cassandra Nova. The whereabouts of Sugar Man are unknown until he reappears in Genosha, killing a band of Magistrates who are exploring the island with the Dark
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Amanda (Highlander)


try to kill Amanda to steal the Methuselah's Stone shard from her. The piece of the stone the Amanda had was a prized possession to her as it was a gift from her former teacher, mentor and close friend, Rebecca Horne. The series of events is still further complicated by Rebecca's recent death and Amanda still handling the grief that she was feeling. She and Duncan play with the idea of Methos being the mastermind behind the plot since it is no secret Methos needs the crystal shard to cure Alexa, his
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Elemental: War of Magic


, which is not enough for 16 players. Magic resides in crystal shards named after the elements; earth, air, fire, and water. Spells (which must be researched before use) belong to a number of thematic spellbooks, some of which are unavailable at the start of the game. Players may learn individual spells at their current level, or devote their research to unlocking higher spell levels. While magic-users may cast researched spells from any spellbook possessed by their faction, controlling shards greatly amplifies the potency of
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Characters and races of The Dark Crystal


Thra in return. Present at the second Great Conjunction that splintered the UrSkeks, Aughra attempted to calm down the nascent Skeksis before they cracked the Crystal of Truth. Ending up with the Shard, Aughra remained in her observatory until Jen arrived to obtain it before the Garthim arrived. The resulting conflict destroyed Aughra's home as she ends up being taken to the Castle of the Crystal, rebuking the Skeksis for pillaging her residence before she is locked away in skekTek's Chamber of Life until she is freed and witnesses the UrSkeks restored
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Land of the Lost (1991 TV series)


a peculiar type of quartz-like crystal that can be found in various caves throughout the Land. The Sleestaks often use Pakuni slave labor to mine these special crystals which can function as an energy source. In "Kevin vs. the Volcano", Kevin falls down a shaft covered in Sleestak markings (often marked by pictographs of lizards) and finds a huge shard nearly twice his size. Exposure to the sun reactivates this crystal and it causes it to pulsate, exerting a force which draws Kevin towards it when he tries to
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Glorious Godfrey


giving greetings to Batman and Ra's al Ghul from Apokolips. He has a new look, sporting a beard and an all-black uniform with red gloves and belt. Glorious Godfrey's reason for coming to Earth is to retrieve the Chaos Shard, a powerful crystal which once belonged to Darkseid which Ra's al Ghul revealed was hidden inside the sarcophagus he crafted for Damian. After detecting a trace signature of the shard coming from inside Damian's body, and despite the assistance of the Justice League, Glorious Godfrey escapes with
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List of Kiba characters


shards from a crystal on her neck resembling a blue pendant. She has two weapons resembling sais. These blue weapons require three shards each to activate. Her Spirit, Apcarel, is a water-based entity capable of flight. On top of this, it is able to call forth a harp. Upon plucking the strings of said harp, energy arrows are shot. After learning she was from Tusk (due to the sharp protrusions on her shoulders), Roya left Templar to find her real parents. After arriving in
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List of Kiba characters


riches. He wishes to know whether he or Dumas is stronger, but was denied the chance when Dumas let Zed fight in his place against Robès in the tournament. Robès draws his Shards from a yellow crystal on his right hand. His weapon is yellow and resembles a rapier. It uses two Shards, placed in the hilt of his weapon. His Spirit, , resembles a mushroom-like ballerina, and slashes down foes with its arms. It has also been shown that Belladonna is capable of flight. In episode
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Damian Wayne


elite member Glorious Godfrey, setting in motion the "Robin Rises" story arc. Later, Godfrey's reason for coming to Earth is revealed; to retrieve the Chaos Shard, a powerful crystal that once belonged to Darkseid which Ra's revealed was hidden inside the sarcophagus he crafted for Damian. After detecting a trace signature of the shard coming from inside Damian's body, Godfrey escapes with Damian's corpse back to Apokolips, despite assistance from the Justice League. Angered, Batman once again vows to retrieve his son's corpse
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Volcanic ash


. The density of individual particles varies with different eruptions. The density of volcanic ash varies between 700–1200 kg/m for pumice, 2350–2450 kg/m for glass shards, 2700–3300 kg/m for crystals, and 2600–3200 kg/m for lithic particles. Since coarser and denser particles are deposited close to source, fine glass and pumice shards are relatively enriched in ash fall deposits at distal locations. The high density and hardness (~5 on the Mohs Hardness Scale) together with a high degree of angularity, make some types
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Sailor Moon S: The Movie


's existence. Later, after finding herself unable to reconcile her differences with Kakeru, Himeko leaves on a space mission. The fragment of the comet attaches itself to his life force, and begins slowly stealing his life-force energy, causing him to become very ill. Kaguya later steals the shard, but because it is linked to his life-force, he is brought even closer to death when Kaguya throws the shard into the ocean and creates an enormous ice crystal that will continue to drain away Kakeru's life-
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Dark Visions Trilogy


's house. Gabriel tries to attack Kaitlyn and the others to get the shard of the last perfect crystal they are hiding, as he knows it will destroy Mr Zetes and his personal rise to power. However Gabriel holds back because of his feelings for Kaitlyn, and leaves without the shard. Kaitlyn then leaves the others without telling them, as she believes she can independently infiltrate the Institute by using Gabriel's feelings for her. She finds Gabriel after he rescues her from a man attacking her, and she lies to him
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Assiti Shards series


The "Assiti Shards" series is a fictional universe invented by Eric Flint. It is a shared universe open to authors of many calibre levels, concerning several alternate history worlds, related to a prime timeline. The defining characteristic of the fictional universe is the existence of the "Assiti Shards effect", and the impact that strikes by Assiti Shards have on characters in the stories. The series is rather large and expansive, having started publication in 2000, and , consisting of 15 print books, and 21 e-magazine
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The Shard


proposed to rival the height of The Shard, but was reduced to a height of because of concerns from the Civil Aviation Authority. It is taller than all of the natural peaks in London and in adjoining counties, the highest of which is Walbury Hill, close to Wiltshire. The Shard comprises a 26-floor office complex, occupied by 32 companies across ten business sectors, three restaurants - aqua shard, oblix and Hutong, the five-star Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, ten residential apartments and the UK's highest viewing
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is the only Zymot Usurper that is still alive. She was one of two supreme commanders of Zymot that served under Hugh, the last King of Zymot. Elmeida typically wears the blindfold on her face to conceal the crystal from which she draws her shards. She is seen on multiple occasions eating snails. It also seems that Elmeida has a rather arrogant personality and is rather merciless in her qualities. She made her first true appearance in episode 10 when she and Glaudio had fought against the Shard Casters from Templer that had invaded
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Robert Seppings


the whole of the keel, the vessel remaining suspended by the shores. Soon, his creation became commonly known as "Seppings Blocks." For this invention Seppings received £1000 from the Admiralty, and in 1804 was promoted to be a master shipwright at Chatham. At Chatham, in spite of the repugnance to innovation displayed by the naval authorities of that period, he was able to introduce important innovations in the methods of ship-construction. Quoted as saying "partial strength produces general weakness", he significantly improved the
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The Dark Crystal


The Dark Crystal is a 1982 puppet animated dark fantasy adventure film directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz. It stars the voices of Stephen Garlick, Lisa Maxwell, Billie Whitelaw, Percy Edwards, and Barry Dennen. The film was produced by ITC Entertainment and Henson Associates and distributed by Universal Pictures. The plot revolves around Jen, an elf-like Gelfling on a quest to restore balance to his alien world by returning the lost Shard of a powerful but broken gem. It was marketed as a family film, but was
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The Dark Crystal


a note on his flute, causing it to resonate. Aughra tells Jen of the upcoming Great Conjunction, the alignment of the three suns, but he learns little of its connection to the Shard. At that point, the Garthim arrive and destroy Aughra's home, taking her prisoner as Jen flees. Hearing the call of the Crystal, the urRu leave their valley to travel to the Skeksis' Castle. On his journey through the swamp, Jen meets Kira, another surviving Gelfling who can communicate with animals. They discover
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What They Become


and the temple begins to close itself. Coulson is stopped from entering by Mack, but Triplett manages to get in before the room is sealed. The Obelisk opens, revealing crystals inside that release a burst of mist. Skye and Raina begin to be covered by stone, and in an attempt to save them, Triplett smashes the Obelisk and the crystals. This doesn't work, and the two become fully encased in stone cocoons. Triplett, thinking he has lost his friend Skye, is turned to stone by a shard
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The Crystal Shard


a battle, and the aid of the fire-banishing properties of the scimitar Icingdeath, he managed to defeat the demon, banishing it to the abyss for one hundred years. After defeating the demon, Drizzt used his stealth and Guenhwyvar's unnatural eyes to find his way into the Crystal Tower, Cryshal-Tirith, where he fought his way past Akar Kessel's orcs and trolls to face the wizard himself. The wizard, sure of victory, imprisoned the drow in a cage of magical light, and taunted him with
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The Crystal Shard


, and informed him that they could not use one of the characters. He asked for time to think, but she was already late for the meeting. Off the top of his head, Salvatore said he had a Dark Elf. Kirchoff was skeptical, but Salvatore convinced her it would be fine because he was just a sidekick. She asked his name, and he replied Drizzt Do'Urden. She asked if he could spell it, and he said "not a chance". Banophernalia gave 3 stars for "The Crystal
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Skeksis


Skeksis are the embodiments of their original selves' worst inhibitions compared to their urRu counterparts. Moments after coming into being, two of their own are accidentally killed, infighting among the surviving Skeksis resulted in a Shard of the Crystal being broken off and lost. The urRu then left the Castle to the Skeksis, who began to modify the UrSkek architecture with their own grotesque designs while attempted to create their own Crystal. The black rocks they created were reused as targets for the "Haakskeekah" rite, translated as "Trial by
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Characters and races of The Dark Crystal


in areas of Thra consisting of the Stonewood Clan, the Spriton Clan, the Vapra Clan, the Grottan Clan, the Drenchen Clan, the Sifa Clan, and the Dousan Clan. Eventually, the Gelflings learn that one among them is destined to find the Shard and restore the Crystal to its natural state alongside the UrSkeks during an upcoming Great Conjunction. When the Skeksis learned of this, they attempted using fabrications to deter the Gelflings before resorting to genocide with the newly created Garthim. By the events of the film, only
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Blink (comics)


Timebroker's broadcasts and, experimenting with a shard of the M'Kraan Crystal, the Exiles teleported into the Timebroker's base—Panoptichron. Once there, the team found that the resurrected evil Hyperion had taken over the crystal citadel and had been manipulating their missions for quite some time. The Exiles began to fight him again, suffering the death of Namora and Holocaust as well as the near-fatal wounding of Morph and Mimic. However, it was Blink, once again, who saved the day. Since Hyperion had learned his
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Nate Grey


battle Apocalypse. That particular slugfest occurred during a time when the alternate X-Men were beginning their final gambit—defeating this reality with the M'Kraan crystal. Holocaust interrupted Nate's battle with Apocalypse as the X-Men's plan succeeded and the Age of Apocalypse was washed away. In response, an angry Nate impaled Holocaust with a shard of the M'Kraan crystal, with unexpected results – both vanish without a trace. The consequences of that act were unexpected and far-reaching, as Nate and Holocaust were both transported to
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Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham


Watchtower. There, Robin tells the group that he managed to retain a fragment of the crystal holding the Lanterns' power from the shrink ray after the explosion. Superman subsequently formulates a plan: to use the supply of energy crystals stored at the Fortress of Solitude in tandem with Robin's shard to create a duplicate shrink ray in order to undo the effects of Brainiac's machine and re-grow the cities. However, in order for it to work, the powers of all the Lanterns are once again required, which
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Reinerite


Reinerite is a rare arsenite (arsenate(III)) mineral with chemical formula Zn(AsO). It crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system. Reinerite is most commonly found as a sky blue colored mineral, however, it may also be a light yellowish green color. Reinerite has a relative hardness of 5 to 5.5 on the Mohs Scale which is equivalent to that of a knife blade and or shard of glass. It has a density of 4.27 g/cm, and it exhibits a nonmetallic luster that may be described as glassy or vitreous
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Dragons II: The Metal Ages


dragon crystal. He explains that he is Gorhagar, an Odaku rebel that is heading for the Ramparts of Ryousan to find the Load Stone, a shard of Thoron's dragon crystal, which he will use to find the true king of the Odaku and end Scylla's rule. As they exit the caves, they are ambushed by Odaku warriors. Dev accuses Gorhagar of setting them up and, in a rage, pulls them both over a ledge. Kyra is caught by Slann and brought before Scylla and attempts to negotiate an
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History and culture of substituted amphetamines


Due to its strong stimulant and aphrodisiac effects and inhibitory effect on ejaculation, with repeated use, these sexual encounters will sometimes occur continuously for several days. The crash following the use of methamphetamine in this manner is very often severe, with marked hypersomnia. Slang terms for methamphetamine, especially common among illicit users, are numerous and vary from region to region. Some names are crystal meth, meth, speed, crystal, "ice", "shards", "shabu" or "shaboo", "side",
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Somatosensory evoked potential


including: Besides the clinical setting, SEPs have shown to be useful in distinct experimental paradigms. Schubert et al. (2006) used SEPs to investigate the differential processing of consciously perceived versus unperceived somatosensory stimuli. The authors used an 'extinction' paradigm to examine the connection between activation of S1 and somatosensory awareness, and observed that early SEPs (P60, N80), generated in the contralateral S1, were independent of stimulus perception. In contrast, amplitude enhancements were observed for the P100 and N140 for consciously perceived stimuli.
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Holocaust (Marvel Comics)


with a shard of the M'Kraan Crystal—this causes an unexpected result, as both characters completely vanish from the Marvel universe. It was later revealed that the M’Kraan Crystal fragment that was used against Holocaust somehow transported both Holocaust and Grey into the present time of the regular Marvel universe. Holocaust then materializes in Earth’s orbit, his containment suit shattered, with his body encased in a block of ice; the character is discovered by the Acolytes supervillain team and Exodus delivers an order to transport Holocaust's body aboard the space station
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Black Moon Clan


"Negamoon Family". Members of the Black Moon Clan are descendants of anarchists who opposed Crystal Tokyo, claiming that the governing group was corrupt and the resulting increase in human longevity by the Silver Crystal was a crime against nature. The founding leaders of the Black Moon were guided by Wiseman to the , a phantom planet that can conceal itself from anything save X-Rays and produce shards of the . All members of the Black Moon Clan have black, upside-down crescents on their foreheads (the inverse of the marking
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Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards


separate levels, and collect the scattered pieces of a Crystal, which is used to defeat the game's main villain, Dark Matter. There are seven different copy abilities in "Kirby 64", and any two can be merged to create a new one. The seven basic abilities are Burning, Stone, Ice, Needle, Bomb, Spark, and Cutter. Though Kirby only needs one element in his body to gain an extra attack, copy abilities can also be merged with abilities of the same type for more powerful
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Land of the Lost (1991 TV series)


climb out of the shaft. Tom posits that the Sleestaks probably used these giant crystals to power their underground cities. It also might have been placed as a controlling device (not unlike the pylons from the 1970s series) for a nearby volcano as its destruction somehow reverses the volcano's eruption. In "Power Play", the Porters use the smaller pieces to act as surrogate "batteries" to run their flashlights and portable devices, but larger crystals (like Shung's) are much more powerful. Even the smaller shards
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Judson Dunaway


naphthalene is highly toxic, paradiclorobenzene is more toxic still. Furthermore, the entire moth preventative product category has declined with the adoption of synthetic fibers, which moths do not eat, and the adoption of air conditioning, which makes it harder for moths to reproduce. Elf, a me-too drain cleanser, consisted of lye crystals. This was a less effective agent than crystal Drano, which added aluminum shards to generate heat and provide a sharp edge to cut through hair, but it was equally good as any of Drano
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The Seven Crystal Balls


Inca king Rascar Capac. That evening, a lightning storm strikes the house and sends ball lightning down the chimney and onto the mummy—which evaporates. Worried, Tarragon states that this reflects the culmination of Capac's prophecy, which declares that punishment will descend upon those who desecrate his tomb. Spending the stormy night at Tarragon's house, Tintin, Haddock, and Calculus are each awoken by a dream involving Capac's mummy. They find Tarragon comatose in his bed, with the accompanying crystal shards nearby; the attacker had
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Final Fantasy V


manifested as a demonic sylvan, battling him until he weakens and is swallowed by his own power. He then transforms into Neo Exdeath, intent on destroying the very essence of reality, himself with it. Exdeath is ultimately defeated, and, using the power of the Crystal shards, the heroes seal the Void once more and restore the reunified world and its Crystals. The game's ending varies based on how many party members are still alive at Neo Exdeath's defeat, detailing the events after the world's resurrection. In
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Superman Unchained


Ascension leader blows up the base but not before Superman escapes with Lois and an Earthstone crystal. Superman uses one of the Earthstone shards to destroy all of the nukes. Superman lands with Lois trying to catch his breath, commenting on the fact he thought he heard a voice in the crystal. However, W.R.A.I.T.H arrives and attacks Superman. Superman uses a ring that was given to him by Batman to weaken W.R.A.I.T.H enough to beat him, causing W.R.A.I.T.H to fly away. Superman takes Lois to the Fortress of Solitude to try and
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Death Star


and the original 1977 film "Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope". The Death Star began as a Geonosian design, but became operational after nearly two decades of work by a team of brilliant scientists sequestered on the rainswept world of Eadu. Led by a reluctant Galen Erso, the Death Star scientists seek to fuse kyber-crystal shards into larger structures and use those crystals to amplify energy into a stable beam powerful enough to destroy an entire planet. "The Clone Wars" Legacy story reel from the unfinished
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Crystal Triangle


Isao, who presents him with the terrible choice, Surrender the last Shard back to the triangle, releasing Isao's soul, but also returning the Triangle to its complete, immortal state, or kill Isao himself, thus preventing the Crystal Triangle from ever being completed, saving the rest of civilization from the terrible doom it represents. As the final hour grows closer and closer, Koichiro is forced to weigh the uncertain fate of many against the definite fate of one. Toyoo Ashida and Kazuko Tadano were character designers in the OVA
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Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal


character also has unique skills required to access certain parts of each stage. Sonic is able to perform a mid-air dash which can break blue barriers, Tails can fly up air currents and use various gadgets such as submarines, Knuckles can climb on walls and burrow underground, and Sticks can throw a boomerang that can be controlled mid-flight. Throughout each stage, players can locate crystal shards, required to progress through the game, as well as parts that can be used to buy upgrades. On May 17,
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Books in the Cthulhu Mythos


The Eltdown Shards are mentioned in numerous mythos stories. They are mysterious pottery fragments found in 1882 and named after the place where they were discovered, Eltdown in southern England. The shards date to the Triassic period and are covered with strange symbols thought to be untranslatable. Nonetheless, several authors have penned their own interpretations of the markings, including Gordon Whitney and his "The Eltdown Shards: A Partial Translation". Many of these works, as well as a number of non-academic versions, have circulated among secretive cults
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World Qualification Series (2009)


18 - Aug 23" 30th Anniversary of the Lacanau Pro and good conditions this year. Surf, concerts, events scheduled. Check out the video for a summary of the event http://vimeo.com/6994555 "Aug 25 - Aug 30" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 04 - Sep 06" "Sep 09 - Sep 12" "Sep 10 - Sep 13" "Sep 08 - Sep 13" "Sep 15 - Sep 20" "Sep 16 - Sep 22" "Sep
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List of 1982–83 NBA season transactions


1982 Oct 2, 1982 Oct 1, 1982 Sep 30, 1982 Sep 29, 1982 Sep 28, 1982 Sep 27, 1982 Sep 24, 1982 Sep 22, 1982 Sep 20, 1982 Sep 19, 1982 Sep 18, 1982 Sep 17, 1982 Sep 15, 1982 Sep 14, 1982 Sep 13, 1982 Sep 10, 1982 Sep 9, 1982 Sep 7, 1982 Sep 2, 1982 Sep 1, 1982 Aug 31, 1982 Aug 27, 1982 Aug 26, 1982 Aug 16, 1982 Aug 8,
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September 1941 lunar eclipse


A partial lunar eclipse took place on Friday, September 5, 1941. It was a shallow partial lunar eclipse, with less than 10% of the Moon covered in Earth's shadow. Aug 31, 1941 = Sunday Sep 1, 1941 = Monday Sep 2, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 3, 1941 = Wednesday Sep 4, 1941 = Thursday Sep 5, 1941 = Friday Sep 6, 1941 = Saturday Sep 7, 1941 = Sunday Sep 8, 1941 = Monday Sep 9, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 10, 1941
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