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¨##¨####¨# 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...               ##¨##¨#¨¨#
¨¨¨#¨¨##¨#                                          ¨##¨###¨##
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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 #¨¨¨#¨¨¨#¨
##¨¨¨#¨##¨                                          #¨¨##¨¨###
¨#¨¨###¨#¨ BUT  ALSO  WITH SHAME, BECAUSE HIS  EYES #¨#¨#¨#¨¨¨
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¨###¨#¨¨¨# 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 #¨###¨¨##¨
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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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