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.,,,,,,,,, THE FIRST TIME. BEFORE HIM, THE ,,,,,,,,,.
-.,,,,,,,, CRYSTALS MIRRORED AND REFRACTED THE ONE ,,,,,,,,.-
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#§&%*-.,,, HAD SEEN. HURRIEDLY, HE USED THREAD ,,,.-*%&§#
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#@#§&%*-., TOGETHER, AND WHEN HELP CAME HE DID NOT ,.-*%&§#@#
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&%*-.,,,,, BECAME A MASTER, AND THEN A PILGRIM. ,,,,,.-*%&
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-.,,,,,,,, EDGE OF THE WORLD HE OPENED HIS EYES ,,,,,,,,.-
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