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@@.@@@@@@. BUT ONE DAY HE FELL DOWN INTO A CRYSTAL @..@@@.@@@
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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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..@...@@.@ AND HE WAS STRUCK DOWN WITH AWE .@.@......
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..@.@.@@@. BUT ALSO WITH SHAME, BECAUSE HIS EYES @....@....
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..@@@.@@@. YET THE IMAGE FROM THE CAVE NEVER LEFT ......@@@.
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