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,&&&,,&,,, 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 &&&,,,,,,,
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,,,&,,,&,, 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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,&,&&,,,&& edge of the world he opened his eyes ,,,&&&,,&,
,,,&&&,,&, for a second time, stars had hatched in ,,,&,&&,,&
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