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¨¨¨¨@@¨¨@@ A STUDENT AT THE CHARCOAL GUILD... HIS @@@@@¨¨¨¨@
¨@@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ EYES SEWN SHUT FROM BIRTH... THE MOST @@@@¨¨@@¨¨
¨¨¨¨@@@@@@ SUCCESSFUL STUDENT ¨@@¨¨¨¨¨¨@
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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 ¨@@@@@@@@@
¨¨¨¨¨@@@@@ INLET FOR BOTH LIGHT AND FALLING ¨¨@@@@@@@¨
@@@@¨¨@@@@ STUDENTS... ¨¨¨@@@@@¨¨
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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 @@@@¨¨¨¨¨@
@@@@@@@@¨¨ @@@¨¨@@@¨¨
¨@@@@@@¨¨¨ BUT ALSO WITH SHAME, BECAUSE HIS EYES @@¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨
¨¨@@@@¨¨@@ 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. @@¨¨¨¨@¨¨@
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @¨¨@@¨¨¨¨¨
@@@@@@@@@@ FOR YEARS HE STUDIED AT THE GUILD. HE ¨¨¨¨¨¨@@@@
@@@@@@@@@@ BECAME A MASTER, AND THEN A PILGRIM. @@@@@¨¨@@@
@@@@@@@@@@ YET THE IMAGE FROM THE CAVE NEVER LEFT @@@@¨¨¨¨@@
@@@@@@@@@@ HIM. @@@¨¨@@¨¨@
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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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