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¤¤^~-..... A STUDENT AT THE CHARCOAL GUILD... HIS .....-~^¤¤
£¤¤^~-.... EYES SEWN SHUT FROM BIRTH... THE MOST ....-~^¤¤£
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##£¤¤^~-.. 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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^~-....... IN THE FALL, THE QUARTZ SLICED OFF THE .......-~^
~-........ THREADS IN HIS EYES, OPENING THEM FOR ........-~
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-......... LIGHT SMIDGE INTO A WHOLE NIGHT SKY, .........-
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¤¤^~-..... HAD SEEN. HURRIEDLY, HE USED THREAD .....-~^¤¤
£¤¤^~-.... FROM HIS ROBE TO SEW THEM BACK ....-~^¤¤£
#£¤¤^~-... TOGETHER, AND WHEN HELP CAME HE DID NOT ...-~^¤¤£#
##£¤¤^~-.. TELL OF HIS TRANSGRESSION. ..-~^¤¤£##
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##£¤¤^~-.. FOR YEARS HE STUDIED AT THE GUILD. HE ..-~^¤¤£##
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~-........ EDGE OF THE WORLD HE OPENED HIS EYES ........-~
-......... FOR A SECOND TIME, STARS HAD HATCHED IN .........-
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