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,~~=%§¤£## EYES SEWN SHUT FROM BIRTH... THE MOST ##£¤§%=~~,
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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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,~~=%§¤£££ THREADS IN HIS EYES, OPENING THEM FOR £££¤§%=~~,
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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 ##£¤§%=~~,
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