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,,~==¤@¶## Crystals Mirrored And Refracted The One ##¶@¤==~,,
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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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,,~==¤@¶## Became A Master, And Then A Pilgrim. ##¶@¤==~,,
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,,,,,==¤@@ Edge Of The World He Opened His Eyes @@¤==,,,,,
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