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§,§,,,,§§§ A STUDENT  AT THE  CHARCOAL GUILD... HIS ,,§§§,,§,§
,§§§,,,§,, EYES SEWN  SHUT  FROM  BIRTH... THE MOST ,,§,,§,§§§
§§,,§,,§§,            SUCCESSFUL STUDENT            §,§§,§§§,,
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§§§§§,§§§§ BUT ONE DAY HE FELL  DOWN INTO A CRYSTAL ,§,§§,§,§§
,,,,,§§,,, 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 §§§§,§,,§§
§,,§,,,,,, THE  FIRST   TIME.   BEFORE   HIM,   THE ,,,,§§§,§,
§§,§§,,,,, CRYSTALS MIRRORED AND REFRACTED  THE ONE ,,,,§,,§§§
,,§§,§,,,, LIGHT  SMIDGE  INTO  A WHOLE  NIGHT SKY, §,,,§§,§,,
,,§,§§§,,, AND  HE  WAS   STRUCK   DOWN  WITH   AWE ,§,,§,§§§,
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§,§,,§,§§, BUT ALSO WITH  SHAME, BECAUSE  HIS  EYES §§,§§,,§,§
,§§§,§§§,§ 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 ,§,§,§,§§,
§,§,,,,,,,                   HIM.                   §§§§§§§§,§
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§§,,§,,,,, AT  THE END  OF HIS  LIFE,  WHEN AT  THE §,,,,,,,§,
§,§,§§,,,, EDGE  OF  THE WORLD HE OPENED  HIS  EYES ,§,,,,,,§§
,§§§§,§,,, FOR A SECOND TIME, STARS  HAD HATCHED IN §§§,,,,,§,
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