Fiber optic enhanced baluster

A decorative baluster comprising:

• (a) a body having one or more walls, an exterior surface and an enclosed central light well;
• (b) a fiber optic fan disposed proximate to the light well, the fiber optic fan comprising a plurality of fiber optic fibers, each fiber optic fiber having an interior termination point disposed proximate to the light well and an opposed exterior termination point disposed proximate to the exterior surface of the body such that each exterior termination point is visible along the exterior surface of the body;
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• (c) an artificial light source disposed within the light well such that light emitted from the artificial light source is directed to the interior origination point of each fiber optic fiber;
• whereby light from the artificial light source is received by the interior origination point of each fiber optic fiber and transmitted to the exterior termination point of each fiber optic fiber so that the exterior termination point of each fiber optic fiber is illuminated and visible at the exterior surface of the body.