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###¤%%†~^¨ THE FIRST TIME. BEFORE HIM, THE ¨^~†%%¤###
##¤%%†~^¨¨ CRYSTALS MIRRORED AND REFRACTED THE ONE ¨¨^~†%%¤##
#¤%%†~^¨¨¨ LIGHT SMIDGE INTO A WHOLE NIGHT SKY, ¨¨¨^~†%%¤#
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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 ¨¨^~†%%¤##
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###¤%%†~^¨ AT THE END OF HIS LIFE, WHEN AT THE ¨^~†%%¤###
##¤%%†~^¨¨ EDGE OF THE WORLD HE OPENED HIS EYES ¨¨^~†%%¤##
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