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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ EYES SEWN SHUT FROM BIRTH... THE MOST ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--: 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 $:--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--: :--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- HAD SEEN. HURRIEDLY, HE USED THREAD -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FROM HIS ROBE TO SEW THEM BACK ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- TOGETHER, AND WHEN HELP CAME HE DID NOT -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-- TELL OF HIS TRANSGRESSION. --¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--: :--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨--:$ FOR YEARS HE STUDIED AT THE GUILD. HE $:--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨--:$@ BECAME A MASTER, AND THEN A PILGRIM. @$:--¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨--:$@# YET THE IMAGE FROM THE CAVE NEVER LEFT #@$:--¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨--:$@#£ HIM. £#@$:--¨¨¨
¨¨--:$@#£@ @£#@$:--¨¨
¨--:$@#£@# 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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