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.,«\*%&¶## EYES  SEWN SHUT  FROM  BIRTH... THE MOST ##¶&%*\«,.
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.,«\*%&&&# AND  HE   WAS  STRUCK   DOWN   WITH  AWE #&&&%*\«,.
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.,«\*%&¶## BUT  ALSO  WITH SHAME, BECAUSE  HIS EYES ##¶&%*\«,.
.,«\*%&&&¶ HAD  SEEN.  HURRIEDLY,  HE  USED  THREAD ¶&&&%*\«,.
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.,«\*%&¶¶# TOGETHER, AND WHEN  HELP CAME HE DID NOT #¶¶&%*\«,.
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.,«\*%¶### FOR YEARS HE STUDIED  AT THE  GUILD.  HE ###¶%*\«,.
.,«\*%&&&¶ BECAME A  MASTER, AND  THEN  A  PILGRIM. ¶&&&%*\«,.
.,«\*%¶### YET THE  IMAGE FROM  THE CAVE NEVER LEFT ###¶%*\«,.
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