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.......... Threads  In  His Eyes, Opening  Them For ..........
.........^ The   First   Time.   Before   Him,  The ^.........
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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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