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¨¨^^«$%@@@ EYES SEWN SHUT FROM BIRTH... THE MOST @@@%$«^^¨¨
¨^«*$%@@## SUCCESSFUL STUDENT ##@@%$*«^¨
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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 @%*^^^^^¨¨
¨^«*$%@@## LIGHT SMIDGE INTO A WHOLE NIGHT SKY, ##@@%$*«^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^«$%@ FROM HIS ROBE TO SEW THEM BACK @%$«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^«*$%@@## TOGETHER, AND WHEN HELP CAME HE DID NOT ##@@%$*«^¨
¨¨¨¨^**%%@ TELL OF HIS TRANSGRESSION. @%%**^¨¨¨¨
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¨^«*$%@@## FOR YEARS HE STUDIED AT THE GUILD. HE ##@@%$*«^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^*%@ BECAME A MASTER, AND THEN A PILGRIM. @%*^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨^«*$%@@## EDGE OF THE WORLD HE OPENED HIS EYES ##@@%$*«^¨
¨^«*$%@@## FOR A SECOND TIME, STARS HAD HATCHED IN ##@@%$*«^¨
¨^«*$%@@## THEM... ##@@%$*«^¨
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