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#.#.#.##.#            SUCCESSFUL STUDENT            #.#.#.#.#.
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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 #.#.#.#.#.
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#.#.#.##.# AT  THE END  OF  HIS LIFE,  WHEN AT  THE #.#.#.#.#.
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