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¨@¨@@¨@¨¨¨ A STUDENT AT THE CHARCOAL GUILD... HIS @¨¨@@¨@@@@
@@@¨@@@¨¨¨ EYES SEWN SHUT FROM BIRTH... THE MOST @¨@¨@@¨¨¨@
¨¨@@¨¨@¨¨¨ 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 @¨@@@@¨¨¨@
¨¨@@¨@@@¨@ INLET FOR BOTH LIGHT AND FALLING @@¨¨¨@¨¨@@
¨@¨@@¨¨@@¨ STUDENTS... ¨@¨¨@@¨@¨@
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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, @@@@@¨¨¨@@
¨@¨@@¨@@¨¨ AND HE WAS STRUCK DOWN WITH AWE ¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨
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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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¨@@¨@¨¨¨@@ FOR YEARS HE STUDIED AT THE GUILD. HE ¨¨¨@@@@@@@
@¨@@@¨¨@¨@ BECAME A MASTER, AND THEN A PILGRIM. ¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨@
@@¨¨@¨@@@¨ YET THE IMAGE FROM THE CAVE NEVER LEFT ¨@@¨¨¨¨¨@¨
¨@¨@@@¨¨@¨ HIM. @¨@¨¨¨¨@@@
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¨¨@¨@@@¨¨¨ 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 @¨@@@@¨¨@¨
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