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,,,,,^==$¶ eyes  sewn shut  from  birth... the most ¶$==^,,,,,
,^«=*$@¶##            successful student            ##¶@$*=«^,
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,,,,^=*@@# 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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,,,,,«*@@¶ 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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,^«=*$@¶## but also  with  shame, because his  eyes ##¶@$*=«^,
,^«=*$@¶## had  seen.  hurriedly,  he  used  thread ##¶@$*=«^,
,^«=*$@¶## from   his  robe  to   sew   them   back ##¶@$*=«^,
,^«=*$@¶## together, and when help came  he did not ##¶@$*=«^,
,^«=*$@¶##        tell of his transgression.        ##¶@$*=«^,
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,^«=$@¶### for  years  he studied at the  guild. he ###¶@$=«^,
,,,,,^=*@¶ became  a master,  and then  a  pilgrim. ¶@*=^,,,,,
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,^«=*$@¶## at the end of  his  life,  when  at  the ##¶@$*=«^,
,,,,,«=*@# edge  of the world he  opened  his  eyes #@*=«,,,,,
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