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.:»†*%§@## A STUDENT AT  THE  CHARCOAL GUILD... HIS ##@§%*†»:.
.:»†*%§@## EYES SEWN SHUT  FROM BIRTH...  THE  MOST ##@§%*†»:.
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.:»†*%§@##                                          ##@§%*†»:.
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.:»†*%§@## GREAT  HALL  WITH  ONLY  A  SINGLE  TINY ##@§%*†»:.
.:»†*%§@## INLET   FOR   BOTH  LIGHT   AND  FALLING ##@§%*†»:.
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.:»†*%§@@@ THREADS  IN HIS  EYES,  OPENING THEM FOR @@@§%*†»:.
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.:»†*%§§§@ CRYSTALS MIRRORED AND  REFRACTED THE ONE @§§§%*†»:.
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.:»†*%§@##                                          ##@§%*†»:.
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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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.:»†*%§@## BECAME  A MASTER,  AND THEN  A  PILGRIM. ##@§%*†»:.
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