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,,,,,,,,~~ 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 $†~~,,,,,,
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,,,~~†$£&¶ CRYSTALS MIRRORED AND REFRACTED THE ONE ¶&£$†~~,,,
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,,,,,,,,~~ HAD SEEN. HURRIEDLY, HE USED THREAD ~~,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,~~ TOGETHER, AND WHEN HELP CAME HE DID NOT ~~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~† TELL OF HIS TRANSGRESSION. †~~,,,,,,,
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,,,,~~†$£& BECAME A MASTER, AND THEN A PILGRIM. &£$†~~,,,,
,,,~~†$£&¶ YET THE IMAGE FROM THE CAVE NEVER LEFT ¶&£$†~~,,,
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