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¨¨¨¨¨:»/†* 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ LIGHT SMIDGE INTO A WHOLE NIGHT SKY, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:»/ TELL OF HIS TRANSGRESSION. /»:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨:»/†*& BECAME A MASTER, AND THEN A PILGRIM. &*†/»:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:»/†*&£ YET THE IMAGE FROM THE CAVE NEVER LEFT £&*†/»:¨¨¨
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¨¨¨:»/†*&£ EDGE OF THE WORLD HE OPENED HIS EYES £&*†/»:¨¨¨
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