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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 $%^~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^% Great  Hall  With  Only  A  Single  Tiny %^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~^ Inlet   For   Both   Light  And  Falling ^~,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, In The Fall,  The  Quartz Sliced Off The ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, Threads  In His  Eyes, Opening Them  For ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, The   First   Time.   Before  Him,   The ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, Crystals Mirrored  And Refracted The One ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, Light  Smidge  Into A Whole  Night  Sky, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, And  He   Was  Struck   Down   With  Awe ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, But  Also With  Shame,  Because His Eyes ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ Had  Seen.  Hurriedly,  He  Used  Thread ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~^ From   His   Robe  To   Sew   Them  Back ^~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^% Together, And  When Help Came He Did Not %^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~^%$        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 %^~,,,,,,,
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