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@...@..@@. EYES SEWN SHUT FROM BIRTH... THE MOST .@..@..@..
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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 .@@.@@.@..
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@@@@@@..@. STUDENTS... @@.@@..@..
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....@@@.@@ IN THE FALL, THE QUARTZ SLICED OFF THE @.@@@@.@@@
...@..@@.. THREADS IN HIS EYES, OPENING THEM FOR @@...@@..@
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.@.@@@@@.. 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 ..@.@.@...
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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 ....@@.@..
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