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@¶¤§*==... A STUDENT AT THE CHARCOAL GUILD... HIS ...==*§¤¶@
¶¤§*==.... EYES SEWN SHUT FROM BIRTH... THE MOST ....==*§¤¶
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@¶¤§*==... THE FIRST TIME. BEFORE HIM, THE ...==*§¤¶@
¶¤§*==.... CRYSTALS MIRRORED AND REFRACTED THE ONE ....==*§¤¶
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¶¤§*==.... AND HE WAS STRUCK DOWN WITH AWE ....==*§¤¶
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@¶¤§*==... HAD SEEN. HURRIEDLY, HE USED THREAD ...==*§¤¶@
¶¤§*==.... FROM HIS ROBE TO SEW THEM BACK ....==*§¤¶
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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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