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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 .@...@....
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....@@@..@ IN THE FALL, THE QUARTZ SLICED OFF THE @@...@...@
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.@.@@...@. FOR YEARS HE STUDIED AT THE GUILD. HE @.....@@@.
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..@@@..@.@ EDGE OF THE WORLD HE OPENED HIS EYES .@....@...
..@.@@...@ FOR A SECOND TIME, STARS HAD HATCHED IN ..@....@..
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