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.@...@@@.. A STUDENT AT THE CHARCOAL GUILD... HIS @..@.@..@.
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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 @.@.@.@@@.
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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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@.@@....@@ BECAME A MASTER, AND THEN A PILGRIM. @.@@@.@..@
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