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.......... A STUDENT  AT THE CHARCOAL  GUILD... HIS ..........
.......... EYES  SEWN  SHUT  FROM BIRTH... THE MOST ..........
..........            SUCCESSFUL STUDENT            ..........
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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 ..........
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