The sparkling crystals sent beams of light dancing around the room as the chandelier spun away. The man swore under his breath and tried again. This seemed so easily in the movies, but at least he wasn’t suspended from a rope. There were only minutes before the guard would return and he didn’t want to explain why he was at the top of this rickety old ladder. He could barely close his hand around the central crystal as it lifted free. He smiled as the gem left a long scratch on the gilded mirrors. The legendary diamond was finally his.
(Photo credit: “Schwörstadt: Chandelier in Catholic Church” Selected as Picture of the Day, Wikimedia Commons on August 5, 2012)
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