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¨¨..~*§¤¤@ CRYSTALS MIRRORED AND REFRACTED THE ONE @¤¤§*~..¨¨
¨.~*§¤@@## LIGHT SMIDGE INTO A WHOLE NIGHT SKY, ##@@¤§*~.¨
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¨¨.~**§@@@ TOGETHER, AND WHEN HELP CAME HE DID NOT @@@§**~.¨¨
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¨.~*§§¤¤@# BECAME A MASTER, AND THEN A PILGRIM. #@¤¤§§*~.¨
¨¨..~~**§@ YET THE IMAGE FROM THE CAVE NEVER LEFT @§**~~..¨¨
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