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,,,,,,,=%@            SUCCESSFUL STUDENT            @%=,,,,,,,
,,,,~=%@##                                          ##@%=~,,,,
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,,~=%£@### INLET  FOR   BOTH   LIGHT  AND   FALLING ###@£%=~,,
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,,~=%£@### LIGHT SMIDGE  INTO  A WHOLE  NIGHT  SKY, ###@£%=~,,
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,,~=%£@###        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 @%===,,,,,
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