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###**~¨¨¨¨ eyes sewn shut from birth... the most ¨¨¨¨~**###
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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 ¨,~***####
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨,***#
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#***~~¨¨¨¨ edge of the world he opened his eyes ¨¨¨¨~~***#
####***~,¨ for a second time, stars had hatched in ¨,~***####
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