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An elongated perimeter light comprising an array of light sources that are illuminated by electric power. An elongated tube is included having a lumen along its length, with the tube being substantially solid except for the lumen. A blocking element covers a lower portion of the tube along its lengt

An elongated perimeter light comprising an array of light sources that are illuminated by electric power. An elongated tube is included having a lumen along its length, with the tube being substantially solid except for the lumen. A blocking element covers a lower portion of the tube along its length, with the blocking element blocking light emission from the lower portion. The array of light sources is arranged within the lumen and transmits light through the tube and from an upper surface of the tube. The tube disperses the light from the array giving the appearance that the array of light sources is a continuous light source. The array of light sources is cuttable at intervals to shorten the array while allowing the remaining light sources in the resulting cut pieces to emit light. The tube and blocking element are cuttable to match the length of the array.

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1. An elongated perimeter light, comprising: an array of light sources that are illuminated by electric power;an elongated tube having a lumen extending along the entire length of said tube, said tube formed of transparent or translucent material and being substantially solid except for said lumen;a

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An elongated perimeter light, comprising: an array of light sources that are illuminated by electric power;an elongated tube having a lumen extending along the entire length of said tube, said tube formed of transparent or translucent material and being substantially solid except for said lumen;an elongated PCB, said PCB held in said lumen; anda blocking element covering a lower portion of said tube along its length, wherein said blocking element is distinct from said lumen, said PCB, and said tube and in contact with an external surface of said lower portion of said tube, partially covering said tube, said blocking element blocking light emission from said lower portion, wherein said array of light sources is arranged within said lumen and transmits light through said tube and from an upper surface of said tube, said tube dispersing the light from said array giving the appearance that said array of light sources is a continuous light source, and wherein said array of light sources is cuttable at intervals to shorten said array while allowing the remaining light sources in the resulting cut pieces to emit light, said tube and blocking element being cuttable to match the length of said array. 2. The perimeter light of claim 1, wherein said lumen is in the lower half of said tube. 3. The perimeter light of claim 1, wherein said lumen is in the lower third of said tube. 4. The perimeter light of claim 1, wherein said light sources are mounted to said PCB. 5. The perimeter light of claim 4, wherein said PCB is held in said lumen by the surfaces of said lumen bearing against said PCB. 6. The perimeter light of claim 5, wherein said PCB is longitudinally slideable within said lumen. 7. The perimeter light of claim 1, wherein said array of light sources comprises an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs). 8. The perimeter light of claim 7, wherein said array of LEDs is arranged as a plurality of parallel connected sub-arrays of LEDs, said electric power coupled across each of said plurality sub-arrays. 9. The perimeter light of claim 8, wherein said array of LEDs is cuttable between two of said plurality of parallel connected sub-arrays. 10. The perimeter light of claim 1, further comprising a bracket for mounting to a structure. 11. The perimeter light of claim 10, wherein said bracket comprises a clamp and a mount. 12. The perimeter light of claim 11, wherein said perimeter light is held in said clamp and said mount is mounted to said structure. 13. The perimeter light of claim 1, further comprising an anchoring bracket. 14. The perimeter light of claim 1, further comprising a dispersing material in said tube. 15. The perimeter light of claim 14, wherein said dispersing material comprises TiO2. 16. The perimeter light of claim 14, wherein said dispersing material comprises an acrylic frost. 17. The perimeter light of claim 1, further comprising electrical conductors for connection to others of said perimeter lights to couple said perimeter lights in a daisy-chain. 18. The perimeter light of claim 1, further comprising bumpers at the end of said tube, said bumpers providing a watertight seal over said lumen. 19. The perimeter light of claim 18, wherein said bumpers comprise a resilient material to compensate for expansion and contraction of said light, blocking element, and array of light sources. 20. The perimeter light of claim 1, wherein said elongated tube has first and second sections arranged at an angle to one another. 21. The perimeter light of claim 20, further comprising a resilient center plug between said first and second sections. 22. The perimeter light of claim 20, wherein at least one end of each of said first and second sections is angle cut. 23. A system for lighting structural features, comprising: a plurality of elongated perimeter lights, each of which comprises: an array of semiconductor light emitters that are illuminated by electric power; an elongated tube having a lumen extending along the entire length of said tube, said tube formed of transparent or translucent material and being substantially solid except for said lumen; an elongated PCB, said PCB held in said lumen; and a blocking element covering a lower portion of said tube along its length, wherein said blocking element is distinct from said lumen and said PCB and distinct from and blocking light emission from a portion of said tube, said blocking element in contact with an external surface of said portion of said tube, partially covering said tube, wherein said tube, said blocking element, and said array of light emitters are cuttable at intervals to shorten said perimeter light, wherein said plurality of perimeter lights is electrically coupled in a daisy-chain with the electrical power at each of said plurality of perimeter lights transmitted to the successive of said plurality of perimeter lights; and a mechanism for mounting said plurality of perimeter lights to a structure. 24. The system of claim 23, wherein said light emitters on each of the remaining cut sections of said perimeter lights are capable of being illuminated by electrical power. 25. The system of claim 23, wherein said lumen is in the lower half of said tube. 26. The system of claim 23, wherein said light emitters are mounted to said PCB. 27. The system of claim 26, wherein each said PCB is held in its said lumen by the surfaces of said lumen bearing against said PCB. 28. The system of claim 27, wherein each said PCB is longitudinally slideable within its respective said lumen. 29. The system of claim 23, wherein said array of light emitters comprises an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs). 30. The system of claim 23, wherein said array of light emitters is arranged as a plurality of parallel connected sub-arrays of emitters, said electric power coupled across each of said plurality sub-arrays. 31. The system of claim 23, wherein said array of emitters is cuttable between two of said plurality of parallel connected sub-arrays. 32. The system of claim 23, wherein said mechanism for mounting comprises a mounting bracket. 33. The system of claim 23, further comprising an anchoring bracket. 34. The system of claim 23, wherein each said tube disperses the light from its respective said light emitters giving the appearance that said array of light emitters is a continuous light source. 35. The system of claim 34, wherein each said tube comprises a dispersing material. 36. The system of claim 23, further comprising electrical conductors for connection between said perimeter lights in said daisy-chain. 37. The system of claim 23, further comprising bumpers at the end of said tube, said bumpers providing a watertight seal over said lumen. 38. The system of claim 37, wherein said bumpers comprise a resilient material and provide a compression zone between adjacent ones of said perimeter lights. 39. The system of claim 23, wherein one of said plurality of elongated perimeter lights comprises an elongated tube having first and second sections arranged at an angle to one another for lighting an angled structural feature. 40. The system of claim 39, further comprising a resilient center plug between said first and second sections. 41. The system of claim 40, wherein said center plug is compressible to compensate for expansion and contraction of said sections during thermal cycles. 42. The system of claim 40, wherein said center plug provides a flexible interface between said first and second sections to permit mounting of said light to structural features within a range of angles. 43. The system of claim 39, wherein at least one end of each of said first and second sections is angle cut. 44. The system of claim 39, wherein said first and second sections are angled to illuminate one of the angled structural features comprising inside, outside, and flat angles.