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¨¨¨:~^†@££ A  STUDENT  AT THE CHARCOAL GUILD... HIS ££@†^~:¨¨¨
¨¨:~^†@££# 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 @†^~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~^† 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 £@†^~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:~^†@££ 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 †^~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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