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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 ,,~^%§¤@##
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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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