...Through the windless night we sail, to watch the timeless dance unfold. Out of joy we share the tale, to any who would have it told... ...Time,it seems,doesn't flow. For some it's fast for others slow. In what to one race is no time at all, another race can rise and fall... ...The virus spread like burning fire, the sea of dread rose higher and higher. The Crystal Ones had to fight by causing suns to ignite. Self-defense,it is their right... ...Back when all the stars were young, before the minstrel songs were sung, when this galaxy was new, there came from far the Crystal few. Gradually they spread through space... they were the first,the only race... ...And harder still to recognize that which lies before one's eyes. So many races have believed in only what was preconcieved. That which is ancient may be new,it all depends on point of view... ...From inward out the races flee, searching for a place to hide. Ever in a wave of war, and on the crest the strongest ride... ...We are the watchers of the dance... many wonder at us. But how could there not be an audience.... For the greatest of all comedies... Then I woke up...