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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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