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Abbr	Album Name	UPC	ISBN
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
SP	In Search of the Philosopher's Stone	659652001028
MP	Midwinter Phantasy	659652000229
MS	Music of the Spheres	659652000625
MG	Musical Gematria		978-1-940630-02-1
SG	Serene Garden	659652001424
SE	Songs from Earth	659652000427
G02	Stories from GrailHeart 2
G01	Stories from GrailHeart, Vol. 1		978-1-940630-03-8
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: T}}he knight had spent most of his life searching for the Grail King.
Not recklessly. He had done it properly — consulting the learned, studying
 old accounts, ferreting out which rumors carried weight and which were
 smoke. He knew the signs. He knew what to ignore.
And he knew the Grail King would not be found on some lofty throne. On that
 the old stories agreed.
Late one winter afternoon, on a narrow road he would rather forget, his horse
 stumbled. The iron rang wrong. A shoe had loosed.
Just down the road, at the edge of a small village, stood a dreary
 blacksmith’s hut.
“Wait a bit,” said the blacksmith. “I’ve a tricky piece on the forge. Won’t
 take long.”
At the bellows worked a young apprentice — sleeves rolled, face smudged with
 soot. He worked the leather handles with a steady, unhurried rhythm. The
 fire breathed when he breathed. The heat neither flared nor faltered.
The knight watched.
When the work was finished, the blacksmith examined the shoe and shook his
 head.
“Size eight. I’m out. Have to make one.”
He glanced toward the darkening sky. “Too late for tonight.”
The knight nodded. Nothing to be done.
“We’re headed to the inn,” said the blacksmith. “Join us.”
The inn was rustic but warm. They broke coarse bread. They shared a bowl of
 thin stew. They poured cheap ale.
The knight found himself lingering over the meal. There was something about
 the boy at the bellows — 
 — wait — 
Could it be HE?
But, but — Why would the Grail King be HERE, in a village like THIS?

That night he slept fitfully, the question churning in his dreams.
Next morning, the new shoe was made and fitted.
As he mounted, the apprentice glanced up. Their eyes met. The boy smiled
 knowingly.
The knight rode on.
For years afterward — long after his search was spent — he still found
 himself wondering about the boy at the bellows.

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title=The Boy at the Bellows
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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