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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 §,§,,,§,,§
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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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