The Dark Crystal Page #2

-Ugly.

-Hideous Gelfling.

What in the world?

This place is weird.

Let's see.

Her name is Aughra.

Follow the greater sun for a day...

...to the home of Aughra.

Some directions.

Who is Aughra, anyway?

One of these things?

Maybe she murders Gelflings.

What am I doing here?

Are you a Gelfling?

Yes. My name is Jen.

But Gelfling all dead. Garthim kill

them all. You can't be Gelfling.

You look like Gelfling,

smell like Gelfling.

-Maybe you are Gelfling.

-I'm looking for Aughra.

-Who sent you?

-My master, wisest of the Mystics.

Where is he? Around here?

-He's dead.

-Could be anywhere, then.

Are you Aughra?

Are you afraid of me?

Think I'm going to eat you?

What do you want of me?

A Shard. A Crystal Shard.

Is that all you want?

A Crystal Shard?

Drop him.

Oh, no.

Aughra?

Aughra?

What's it for?

Is that what you want to know? You

want to know what this is all about?

Is that it, Gelfling?

You don't know?

You've never looked at the heavens.

Everything in the heavens is here...

...moving as the heavens move.

This is how to know when,

that's what.

Suns, moons, stars.

Yes, the angle of eternity.

That's how I know it's coming.

How else can I make the prediction?

A thousand years ago,

there was a Great Conjunction.

I was there.

Three suns lined up.

That's when the Crystal cracked.

That's when the Skeksis appeared.

And the Mystics.

Another Great Conjunction coming up.

Anything could happen.

Whole world might burn up.

End of Aughra.

Better have your Shard

before that, Gelfling.

Now, ask what the Great Conjunction

is. What's the Great Conjunction?

What's the Great Conjunction?

You tell me.

The Great Conjunction

is the end of the world...

...or the beginning.

End, begin. All the same.

Big change.

Sometimes good.

Sometimes bad.

There it is.

Gelfling knows nothing.

Aughra, what do I do with the Shard?

Heal the Dark Crystal.

But how?

Questions, questions.

Too many questions.

Do you want a Shard? Here.

Which one is it?

Don't know.

Don't know.

Listen, Gelfling.

There is much to be learned...

...and you have no time.

Which one? Which one is it?

It's one of these three, I'm sure.

You've already taken too long,

Gelfling. Hurry.

But how do I choose?

Yes!

Now you don't know what to do with it.

No one told you that, did they?

But Aughra knows.

Garthim!

Out! Get out!

Garthim, get out!

Take your hands off--

Aughra.

At last, the Crystal calls.

It is time.

Time to return to the castle.

Now I've got the Shard...

...but what do I do with it?

What is it?

Am I supposed to take it somewhere?

What's so special about this Shard?

It doesn't look like any--

I don't like this.

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