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¨¨¨¨#¨¨### A STUDENT  AT THE CHARCOAL  GUILD... HIS #¨¨¨#####¨
¨¨¨##¨#¨¨¨ EYES SEWN  SHUT FROM  BIRTH... THE  MOST #¨¨#¨¨¨¨#¨
¨¨#¨###¨¨¨            SUCCESSFUL STUDENT            #¨##¨¨¨##¨
¨###¨¨#¨¨#                                          ##¨#¨¨#¨#¨
#¨¨#¨##¨## 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 #####¨##¨#
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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, #¨¨##¨#¨¨#
##¨##¨#¨#¨ 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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¨#¨###¨### FOR  YEARS HE  STUDIED AT  THE GUILD. HE ¨¨¨##¨¨¨¨¨
###¨¨##¨¨# BECAME  A  MASTER, AND THEN  A  PILGRIM. ¨¨#¨#¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨#¨#¨#¨## YET  THE IMAGE FROM THE CAVE  NEVER LEFT ¨####¨¨¨¨#
¨#######¨¨                   HIM.                   #¨¨¨#¨¨¨##
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#¨¨¨¨¨##¨# AT  THE  END  OF HIS LIFE,  WHEN  AT THE #¨#¨#¨###¨
#¨¨¨¨#¨### EDGE OF THE  WORLD  HE  OPENED HIS  EYES ######¨¨##
#¨¨¨###¨¨# FOR A SECOND  TIME, STARS HAD HATCHED IN ¨¨¨¨¨#¨#¨¨
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