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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 ##@¶&*^~:¨
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¨¨¨¨:~^^*& 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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¨¨¨¨:^**¶¶ 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. #@¶&**^~:¨
¨¨¨¨:^**¶¶ YET THE IMAGE FROM THE CAVE NEVER LEFT ¶¶**^:¨¨¨¨
¨:~^**&&¶¶ HIM. ¶¶&&**^~:¨
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¨::~~^^**¶ EDGE OF THE WORLD HE OPENED HIS EYES ¶**^^~~::¨
¨¨¨:::~^*¶ FOR A SECOND TIME, STARS HAD HATCHED IN ¶*^~:::¨¨¨
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