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,######### BUT ONE  DAY HE FELL DOWN INTO A CRYSTAL ,,,,,###,#
#,,,,,,,,, CAVERN. IT WAS DEEP IN  THE MOUNTAIN,  A ,,,,#,,###
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#,,,,,,,#, IN THE FALL, THE  QUARTZ SLICED OFF  THE #,###,,,,,
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#,,,,##,#, CRYSTALS  MIRRORED AND REFRACTED THE ONE ###,#,,###
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,##,,#,,#, FOR YEARS HE STUDIED AT  THE  GUILD.  HE ,,#,#,,#,#
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