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......,«:$ EYES SEWN SHUT  FROM  BIRTH...  THE MOST $:«,......
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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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....,«:$$@ BUT ALSO WITH  SHAME,  BECAUSE  HIS EYES @$$:«,....
...,«:$$@¶ HAD  SEEN.  HURRIEDLY,  HE  USED  THREAD ¶@$$:«,...
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.,«:$$@¶## TOGETHER, AND WHEN HELP  CAME HE DID NOT ##¶@$$:«,.
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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 $:«,......
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