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@.@@....@. BUT ONE DAY HE FELL DOWN INTO A CRYSTAL @@.@@.@...
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@..@@@..@. GREAT HALL WITH ONLY A SINGLE TINY @.@.@@..@.
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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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..@@@..@.. AND HE WAS STRUCK DOWN WITH AWE @@.....@..
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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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