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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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