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@@¨@@@@¨¨¨ 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. @¨@@@¨¨@@@
@¨@@¨@@¨@@ @@@¨¨@¨@¨¨
@@@¨@@¨@@¨ FOR YEARS HE STUDIED AT THE GUILD. HE @¨¨@¨@@@@¨
@¨¨@@¨@@¨@ BECAME A MASTER, AND THEN A PILGRIM. ¨@¨@@@¨¨¨@
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@@¨¨¨¨@@@¨ EDGE OF THE WORLD HE OPENED HIS EYES @@¨@@@¨@¨@
¨¨@¨¨¨@¨¨@ FOR A SECOND TIME, STARS HAD HATCHED IN @¨@@¨¨@@@@
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