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##§$†;«~.. EYES SEWN SHUT FROM BIRTH... THE MOST ..~«;†$§##
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#§$†;«~... GREAT HALL WITH ONLY A SINGLE TINY ...~«;†$§#
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#§$†;«~... IN THE FALL, THE QUARTZ SLICED OFF THE ...~«;†$§#
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#§$†;«~... THE FIRST TIME. BEFORE HIM, THE ...~«;†$§#
##§$†;«~.. CRYSTALS MIRRORED AND REFRACTED THE ONE ..~«;†$§##
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#§$†;«~... HAD SEEN. HURRIEDLY, HE USED THREAD ...~«;†$§#
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§$†;«~.... FOR YEARS HE STUDIED AT THE GUILD. HE ....~«;†$§
#§$†;«~... BECAME A MASTER, AND THEN A PILGRIM. ...~«;†$§#
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