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/»........ 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 ..........
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§/»....... 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 ..........
.......... HIM. ..........
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»......... AT THE END OF HIS LIFE, WHEN AT THE .........»
/»........ EDGE OF THE WORLD HE OPENED HIS EYES ........»/
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