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§,§§,,,§§, A STUDENT AT  THE CHARCOAL GUILD...  HIS §§§,,,§,§,
§§,§,,§,§§ EYES  SEWN SHUT FROM BIRTH...  THE  MOST ,,§,,§§§§§
,§§§,§§§,,            SUCCESSFUL STUDENT            ,§§,§,,,,,
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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...               ,§,,§§§,§§
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,§§,§§,,,, 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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,,§,§,,§§§ 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.        ,,§§§§§,§§
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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 ,§§§,§,,,§
§§§§,,§,§,                 THEM...                  §,,§§§,,§§
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