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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 #¨#¨##¨#¨#
#¨#¨##¨#¨# students... #¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨
#¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨ #¨#¨##¨#¨#
#¨#¨##¨#¨# in the fall, the quartz sliced off the #¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨
#¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨ 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 #¨#¨##¨#¨#
#¨#¨##¨#¨# #¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨
#¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨ 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. #¨#¨##¨#¨#
#¨#¨##¨#¨# #¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨
#¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨ 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 #¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨
#¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨ them... #¨#¨##¨#¨#
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