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@¨@@¨@@@@¨ GREAT HALL WITH ONLY A SINGLE TINY ¨@@@¨@@@@@
¨@@¨@@¨¨¨@ INLET FOR BOTH LIGHT AND FALLING @@¨¨@@¨¨¨¨
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@@@¨@¨¨@@@ 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. @¨@@@¨@¨¨¨
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