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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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¨¨¨¨¨~~;§§ FROM HIS ROBE TO SEW THEM BACK §§;~~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨~~;§@§¶## BECAME A MASTER, AND THEN A PILGRIM. ##¶§@§;~~¨
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