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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... @¨¨@@¨@@@@
@@@@@¨¨¨¨¨ ¨@¨@¨@@¨¨¨
@¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨@@¨¨¨@@
¨@@¨¨@@@@¨ @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
¨@¨@¨@¨¨¨@ 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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