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AW	A World With No Tears	659652000823
CC	Crystal Christmas	659652000526
EA	Elegy for Atlantis	596520003282
GC	Gothic Christmas	659652000922
HH	Hymns for the Heart	659652000729
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GA	The Glass Armonica		978-1-940630-00-7
OC	The Order of Chivalry	659652001523
PQ	The Passionate Quest	659652000120

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{{DROPCAP: I}}n the high country where clouds touched the roofs, the village
 of Lir kept the art of mirrors. Their mirrors were not toys of vanity but
 instruments of devotion; each generation one was made for the Temple of
 Dawn, to reveal the soul as it truly was.
When the honor fell to Master Iren, no one questioned the choice. He was
 patient, precise, and — by his own account — humble. “A mirror must be pure
 as snow,” he told his apprentice Sela, a quiet girl whose curiosity he
 mistook for clumsiness. “If the maker leaves a trace of himself, it will
 cloud the image.”
Weeks passed in silence broken only by the hiss of molten silver and glass.
 At last, the mirror was lifted into its frame, shining like captured
 sunlight. The abbot came, the bells rang, and the villagers lined up to see
 what they would see.
The first pilgrim stepped forward — an old woman, trembling. Her reflection
 bloomed crisp and clear. Then a merchant, strutting in his best cloak: the
 surface misted over at once. One after another, they gazed at themselves in
 the mirror. The modest saw themselves luminously; the self-important saw
 only fog. 
Few grasped what the mirror was doing. Grumbling spread. Iren laughed lightly
 to still them. “The metal is fresh — it needs to season.” He turned toward
 the glass, certain his own face would steady the crowd.
Nothing. Only a foggy light.
He felt heat rise behind his ears. “You’ve spoiled the mixture,” he hissed at
 Sela.
She blinked, frightened, then stepped up beside him. The mirror caught her
 instantly — her image bright and alive, the whole hall luminous.
“What did you do?” he demanded.
“Nothing,” she said. “I only looked.”
That night, he worked alone, polishing until his hands shook. The harder he
 tried, the duller the surface grew. Exhausted, he leaned close, whispering a
 prayer he could barely remember. For an instant, a face flickered there —
 worn, uncertain, human — and then was gone.
At dawn, he hung the mirror in the temple as it was. The wise came to
 understand it:
Those who approach to admire themselves see only mist.
Those who forget to look for themselves see light.

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title=The Mirror that Knew
artist=William Zeitler
composer=William Zeitler
album=Stories from GrailHeart
album_artist=William Zeitler
date=2026
genre=Spoken Word
publisher=GrailHeart
copyright=© 2026 William Zeitler / GrailHeart
copyright_url=www.GrailHeart.com
comment=Originally published at https://www.grailheart.com
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