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#¶¤&*/~^.. IN THE FALL, THE QUARTZ SLICED OFF THE ..^~/*&¤¶#
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¶¤&*/~^... CRYSTALS MIRRORED AND REFRACTED THE ONE ...^~/*&¤¶
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¤&*/~^.... HAD SEEN. HURRIEDLY, HE USED THREAD ....^~/*&¤
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#¶¤&*/~^.. TOGETHER, AND WHEN HELP CAME HE DID NOT ..^~/*&¤¶#
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¤&*/~^.... BECAME A MASTER, AND THEN A PILGRIM. ....^~/*&¤
¶¤&*/~^... YET THE IMAGE FROM THE CAVE NEVER LEFT ...^~/*&¤¶
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#¶¤&*/~^.. AT THE END OF HIS LIFE, WHEN AT THE ..^~/*&¤¶#
¶¤&*/~^... EDGE OF THE WORLD HE OPENED HIS EYES ...^~/*&¤¶
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