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##¨¨##¨¨¨#                                          #¨##¨¨¨¨¨#
¨¨#¨#¨#¨¨# A STUDENT AT  THE CHARCOAL  GUILD... HIS ###¨#¨¨¨¨#
#¨######¨# EYES  SEWN SHUT  FROM BIRTH... THE  MOST ¨¨¨###¨¨¨#
¨##¨¨¨¨¨##            SUCCESSFUL STUDENT            #¨¨#¨¨#¨¨#
##¨#¨¨¨¨#¨                                          ¨#¨##¨##¨#
¨¨###¨¨¨## 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 ###¨¨#¨###
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