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.......... Eyes Sewn Shut From Birth... The Most ..........
.......... Successful Student ..........
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.........~ 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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