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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 §§,,,§,,§,
§,,§§§,§§,                   HIM.                   §,§,,§§,§§
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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 §,,§§§,,§,
,,§§,§§,,§                  THEM...                 §§,§,,§,§§
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