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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 ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, students... ,,,,,,,,,,
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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 ,,,,,,,~;§
*§;~,,,,,, them... ,,,,,,~;§*
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