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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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