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.@.@@.@@.. BUT ONE DAY HE FELL DOWN INTO A CRYSTAL @..@.@.@@@
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@.@..@.@.. IN THE FALL, THE QUARTZ SLICED OFF THE .@.@@.@@@.
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@...@.@..@ CRYSTALS MIRRORED AND REFRACTED THE ONE @@..@.@@@@
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.@@@..@.@@ BUT ALSO WITH SHAME, BECAUSE HIS EYES @....@@@.@
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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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