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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... @@¨@¨¨¨@¨@
¨@@¨@¨¨¨@¨ @¨@@@¨¨@@@
@@¨@@@¨¨@@ 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. @@@¨@@¨¨@@
¨¨@@@@¨¨@¨ @¨¨@@¨@¨@¨
¨¨@¨¨¨@¨@@ 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 @¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨
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