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¶§§=^~^,,, GREAT HALL WITH ONLY A SINGLE TINY ,,,^~^=§§¶
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¶§§=^~^,,, THE FIRST TIME. BEFORE HIM, THE ,,,^~^=§§¶
§§=^~^,,,, CRYSTALS MIRRORED AND REFRACTED THE ONE ,,,,^~^=§§
¶§§=^~^,,, 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 ,,^~^=§§¶#
¶§§=^~^,,, BECAME A MASTER, AND THEN A PILGRIM. ,,,^~^=§§¶
§§=^~^,,,, YET THE IMAGE FROM THE CAVE NEVER LEFT ,,,,^~^=§§
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