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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« A STUDENT AT THE CHARCOAL GUILD... HIS «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/ EYES SEWN SHUT FROM BIRTH... THE MOST /«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/† SUCCESSFUL STUDENT †/«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«/†$ $†/«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«/†$& 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 ##@&$†/«,¨
¨¨,«/†$&@# STUDENTS... #@&$†/«,¨¨
¨¨¨,«/†$&@ @&$†/«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«/†$& IN THE FALL, THE QUARTZ SLICED OFF THE &$†/«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«/†$ THREADS IN HIS EYES, OPENING THEM FOR $†/«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/† THE FIRST TIME. BEFORE HIM, THE †/«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/ CRYSTALS MIRRORED AND REFRACTED THE ONE /«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« LIGHT SMIDGE INTO A WHOLE NIGHT SKY, «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, AND HE WAS STRUCK DOWN WITH AWE ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BUT ALSO WITH SHAME, BECAUSE HIS EYES ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ HAD SEEN. HURRIEDLY, HE USED THREAD ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FROM HIS ROBE TO SEW THEM BACK ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TOGETHER, AND WHEN HELP CAME HE DID NOT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TELL OF HIS TRANSGRESSION. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FOR YEARS HE STUDIED AT THE GUILD. HE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BECAME A MASTER, AND THEN A PILGRIM. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, YET THE IMAGE FROM THE CAVE NEVER LEFT ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« HIM. «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/ /«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/† AT THE END OF HIS LIFE, WHEN AT THE †/«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«/†$ EDGE OF THE WORLD HE OPENED HIS EYES $†/«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«/†$& FOR A SECOND TIME, STARS HAD HATCHED IN &$†/«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,«/†$&@ THEM... @&$†/«,¨¨¨
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