saw the white lance with its white point from whose tip there issued a drop of blood, and this red drop flowed down to the squire's hand... The other two squires entered holding in their hands a candelabra of pure gold, crafted with enamel inlays... In each of the candelabra there were at least ten candle burning. A maiden accompanying the two young men was carrying a grail with her two hands... After she had entered the hall carrying the grail the room was so brightly illumined that the candles lost their brilliance like stars and the moon when the suns rises. After her came another maiden, carrying a silver carving platter. The grail, which was introduced first, was of fine pure gold. Set in the grail were precious stones of many kinds, the best and costliest to be found in earth or sea: the grail's stones were finer than any others in the world without any doubt. The grail passed by like the lance; they passed in front of the bed and into another chamber" (de Troyes, 420.
             Perceval is curious as to the meaning of these objects, and whom
             they serve, but he remembers his teacher in knightly ways, Gornemant,
             warning him as to the uncouthness of asking to many questions, and
             decides not to ask. This is his downfall, for with one question asked by
             Perceval, it is said that the Maimed King would be restored in health,
             along with the surrounding Wastelands. Perceval leaves the castle,
             shamed. The story continues, but only slightly more is heard about the
             Grail, and it is never seen again, as the story ends, abruptly and in mid-
             sentence due to Chretien's death. Thus, while Chretien's story is unfinished,
             enough was written about the Grail to spark the beginnings of a legend to
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