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¨¨####¨¨¨¨ 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, #######¨¨#
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¨¨####¨¨¨¨ from his robe to sew them back ¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨##
¨¨¨##¨¨### together, and when help came he did not ##¨¨¨##¨¨¨
##¨¨¨¨¨¨## tell of his transgression. ¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨##
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###¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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