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,,.~^*£&@# ,,,^,,, #@&£*^~.,,
,,,.~^*£&@ @&£*^~.,,,
,,,,.~^*£& a student at the charcoal guild... his &£*^~.,,,,
,,,.~^*£&@ eyes sewn shut from birth... the most @&£*^~.,,,
,,.~^*£&@# successful student #@&£*^~.,,
,.~^*£&@## ##@&£*^~.,
,,.~^*£&@# 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... #@&£*^~.,,
,.~^*£&@## ##@&£*^~.,
,,.~^*£&@# 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 ##@&£*^~.,
,,.~^*£&@# #@&£*^~.,,
,,,.~^*£&@ 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. ##@&£*^~.,
,,.~^*£&@# #@&£*^~.,,
,,,.~^*£&@ for years he studied at the guild. he @&£*^~.,,,
,,,,.~^*£& became a master, and then a pilgrim. &£*^~.,,,,
,,,.~^*£&@ yet the image from the cave never left @&£*^~.,,,
,,.~^*£&@# him. #@&£*^~.,,
,.~^*£&@## ##@&£*^~.,
,,.~^*£&@# 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 &£*^~.,,,,
,,,.~^*£&@ them... @&£*^~.,,,
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