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¨¨^^~†**$¶ CAVERN. IT WAS  DEEP IN  THE MOUNTAIN, A ¶$**†~^^¨¨
¨^~†*$§¶## GREAT  HALL  WITH  ONLY  A  SINGLE  TINY ##¶§$*†~^¨
¨^~†***§¶¶ INLET   FOR  BOTH   LIGHT   AND  FALLING ¶¶§***†~^¨
¨^~†*$§¶##                STUDENTS...               ##¶§$*†~^¨
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¨^~†*$§¶¶¶ IN THE FALL,  THE QUARTZ  SLICED OFF THE ¶¶¶§$*†~^¨
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¨^~†*$§¶## THE   FIRST   TIME.   BEFORE   HIM,  THE ##¶§$*†~^¨
¨¨¨¨^^~*§# CRYSTALS MIRRORED AND REFRACTED  THE ONE #§*~^^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~†****§ LIGHT  SMIDGE  INTO  A WHOLE NIGHT  SKY, §****†~¨¨¨
¨^~†*$§¶## AND   HE   WAS  STRUCK   DOWN  WITH  AWE ##¶§$*†~^¨
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¨^~†*$§¶## BUT ALSO WITH  SHAME,  BECAUSE HIS  EYES ##¶§$*†~^¨
¨^~†*$§¶¶# HAD  SEEN.  HURRIEDLY,  HE  USED  THREAD #¶¶§$*†~^¨
¨^~†*$§¶¶# FROM  HIS   ROBE  TO   SEW   THEM   BACK #¶¶§$*†~^¨
¨^~†*$§¶## TOGETHER, AND WHEN  HELP CAME HE DID NOT ##¶§$*†~^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~*§        TELL OF HIS TRANSGRESSION.        §*~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨^~†****$¶ BECAME  A  MASTER,  AND  THEN A PILGRIM. ¶$****†~^¨
¨¨¨¨^†$§¶# YET  THE IMAGE FROM  THE CAVE NEVER LEFT #¶§$†^¨¨¨¨
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