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##§£%\~.¨¨ EYES SEWN SHUT FROM BIRTH... THE MOST ¨¨.~\%£§##
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##§£%\~.¨¨ CAVERN. IT WAS DEEP IN THE MOUNTAIN, A ¨¨.~\%£§##
#§£%\~.¨¨¨ GREAT HALL WITH ONLY A SINGLE TINY ¨¨¨.~\%£§#
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##§£%\~.¨¨ CRYSTALS MIRRORED AND REFRACTED THE ONE ¨¨.~\%£§##
#§£%\~.¨¨¨ LIGHT SMIDGE INTO A WHOLE NIGHT SKY, ¨¨¨.~\%£§#
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##§£%\~.¨¨ TELL OF HIS TRANSGRESSION. ¨¨.~\%£§##
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###§£%\~.¨ BECAME A MASTER, AND THEN A PILGRIM. ¨.~\%£§###
##§£%\~.¨¨ YET THE IMAGE FROM THE CAVE NEVER LEFT ¨¨.~\%£§##
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##§£%\~.¨¨ EDGE OF THE WORLD HE OPENED HIS EYES ¨¨.~\%£§##
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