The Golden Spike

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Scrying mirror in shards.
Splinters under freezing palms.
All in slivers.
Cold blooded shivers.

The philosopher's stone resting in the hearth
while king Midas weeps.
Promises of gold only to bring flame.

The gilded palace doomed to lie in ruin.

Crowns of the cremated scattered
like so many coins.

I just wanted to be rich.

All flame turned to ice.
Frozen in time like the cut of a gem.

This lesson is priceless.

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