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@@.@.@.@@. BUT ONE DAY HE FELL DOWN INTO A CRYSTAL @..@.@@.@.
.@@@@@@.@@ CAVERN. IT WAS DEEP IN THE MOUNTAIN, A @.@@@.@@@@
@.....@@.@ GREAT HALL WITH ONLY A SINGLE TINY @@..@@...@
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@.@@.@@..@ IN THE FALL, THE QUARTZ SLICED OFF THE ....@.@..@
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.@@.@@@@@. THE FIRST TIME. BEFORE HIM, THE ..@...@@@@
@.@@....@. CRYSTALS MIRRORED AND REFRACTED THE ONE .@@..@...@
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.@@@..@..@ AND HE WAS STRUCK DOWN WITH AWE @@@@.@.@@@
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@.@@@.@@.. BUT ALSO WITH SHAME, BECAUSE HIS EYES ..@...@.@.
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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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