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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~: EYES SEWN SHUT FROM BIRTH... THE MOST :~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨:~:%¤& 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, ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. #@&¤%:~:¨¨
¨¨¨:~:%¤&@ 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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