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,,,,,~$§@@ a student at the charcoal guild... his @@§$~,,,,,
,-~**$$§§§ eyes sewn shut from birth... the most §§§$$**~-,
,-~*£§@@## successful student ##@@§£*~-,
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,,,,,,~$£@ but one day he fell down into a crystal @£$~,,,,,,
,-~*$£§@@@ cavern. it was deep in the mountain, a @@@§£$*~-,
,-~*$££££@ great hall with only a single tiny @££££$*~-,
,-~*$£§@@# inlet for both light and falling #@@§£$*~-,
,,,-**$§@@ students... @@§$**-,,,
,-~*$££§§@ @§§££$*~-,
,-~*£§@@## 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 ##@@§£*~-,
,-~*$£@@## had seen. hurriedly, he used thread ##@@£$*~-,
,-~*$£§@## from his robe to sew them back ##@§£$*~-,
,-~*$£§@@# together, and when help came he did not #@@§£$*~-,
,-~*$£§@@# tell of his transgression. #@@§£$*~-,
,-~*$£§@@@ @@@§£$*~-,
,-~*$£§@@@ for years he studied at the guild. he @@@§£$*~-,
,--~**$§@@ became a master, and then a pilgrim. @@§$**~--,
,-~*$£§@@@ yet the image from the cave never left @@@§£$*~-,
,-~*$§@@## him. ##@@§$*~-,
,-~*$£§@@# #@@§£$*~-,
,,,,,,~$£§ at the end of his life, when at the §£$~,,,,,,
,,,-***£@@ edge of the world he opened his eyes @@£***-,,,
,-~*$£§§§§ for a second time, stars had hatched in §§§§£$*~-,
,-~*$£§@@# them... #@@§£$*~-,
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