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¨~~/=§#### cavern. it was deep in the mountain, a ####§=/~~¨
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¨~~/=§#### in the fall, the quartz sliced off the ####§=/~~¨
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¨~~/=§#### the first time. before him, the ####§=/~~¨
¨~~/=§#### crystals mirrored and refracted the one ####§=/~~¨
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¨~~/=§#### together, and when help came he did not ####§=/~~¨
¨~~/=§#### tell of his transgression. ####§=/~~¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=# became a master, and then a pilgrim. #=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 #####§=~~¨
¨~~/=§#### them... ####§=/~~¨
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