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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 ,,,,&,,,,,
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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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