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¤&&§§==-,, a student at the charcoal guild... his ,,-==§§&&¤
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#@@¤&§=-,, in the fall, the quartz sliced off the ,,-=§&¤@@#
#@@¤&§=-,, threads in his eyes, opening them for ,,-=§&¤@@#
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@&=,,,,,,, crystals mirrored and refracted the one ,,,,,,,=&@
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##@@&§=-,, together, and when help came he did not ,,-=§&@@##
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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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