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§*^*»^,,,, GREAT HALL WITH ONLY A SINGLE TINY ,,,,^»*^*§
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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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»^,,,,,,,, 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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