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§^\=:..... A Student At The Charcoal Guild... His .....:=\^§
^\=:...... Eyes Sewn Shut From Birth... The Most ......:=\^
\=:....... Successful Student .......:=\
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:......... But One Day He Fell Down Into A Crystal .........:
.......... 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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^\=:...... Threads In His Eyes, Opening Them For ......:=\^
§^\=:..... The First Time. Before Him, The .....:=\^§
&§^\=:.... Crystals Mirrored And Refracted The One ....:=\^§&
@&§^\=:... Light Smidge Into A Whole Night Sky, ...:=\^§&@
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@&§^\=:... 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. ......:=\^
\=:....... .......:=\
=:........ For Years He Studied At The Guild. He ........:=
:......... Became A Master, And Then A Pilgrim. .........:
.......... Yet The Image From The Cave Never Left ..........
.......... Him. ..........
.......... ..........
:......... At The End Of His Life, When At The .........:
=:........ Edge Of The World He Opened His Eyes ........:=
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