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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 &&,,,,&,,&
&,,&,,,&,& him. &&&,,,,&,,
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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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