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........~« Eyes Sewn Shut From Birth... The Most «~........
.......~«* Successful Student *«~.......
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...~«*^¤§@ Great Hall With Only A Single Tiny @§¤^*«~...
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......~«*^ Crystals Mirrored And Refracted The One ^*«~......
.......~«* Light Smidge Into A Whole Night Sky, *«~.......
........~« And He Was Struck Down With Awe «~........
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.........~ 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. @§¤^*«~...
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