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The theory is that Syd used the single word "Opel" with a word full of secrets in mind, a word which changes its meaning with the simple change of a letter (opa|el) just as the opal is a stone which shines in changing colours with slight movements or by changing the angle of view, a "gem-word" within a range of ancient cultures converging into highly iconic symbols, and then finally a totem.

Come on you boy child
You winner and loser
Come on you miner
for truth and delusion
and shine!
- — Roger Waters, "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"
What have we found?
- A beautiful changeable stone, and a book about it.
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Jewelry Television. http://www.jtv.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-jtv-Site/default/Media-View?pid=1255673&image_id=1
Pink Floyd. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts VI–IX." Wish You Were Here. Lyrics by Roger Waters. Harvest Records, 1975. LP. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqGe9qErQ1k
Pink Floyd. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts VI–IX." Wish You Were Here. Lyrics by Roger Waters. Harvest Records, 1975. LP. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqGe9qErQ1k