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¨¨¨^~*^$¤# eyes sewn shut from birth... the most #¤$^*~^¨¨¨
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¨^~*^$¤### cavern. it was deep in the mountain, a ###¤$^*~^¨
¨¨^~*^$¤## great hall with only a single tiny ##¤$^*~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~*^$¤# inlet for both light and falling #¤$^*~^¨¨¨
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¨^~*^$¤### threads in his eyes, opening them for ###¤$^*~^¨
¨¨^~*^$¤## the first time. before him, the ##¤$^*~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~*^$¤# crystals mirrored and refracted the one #¤$^*~^¨¨¨
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¨¨^~*^$¤## had seen. hurriedly, he used thread ##¤$^*~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~*^$¤# from his robe to sew them back #¤$^*~^¨¨¨
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¨¨¨^~*^$¤# tell of his transgression. #¤$^*~^¨¨¨
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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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¨^~*^$¤### edge of the world he opened his eyes ###¤$^*~^¨
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