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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...                §,§,,,§§§,
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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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