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§,,,§§,§,, A STUDENT  AT THE CHARCOAL  GUILD... HIS §§,§§,,§,,
§,,§,§§§,, 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 ,§§,,§§§,§
,§§§,§§,,§ INLET   FOR  BOTH   LIGHT   AND  FALLING §,§,§,,§§§
§,,§§,§,§§               STUDENTS...                §§§§§,§,,§
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§§§§,,,§,§ 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.        §§§§,,§§,§
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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 §§,,,§§§§§
§§,,§§,,§§                   HIM.                   ,§,,§,,,,,
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§§§§§§§§§, 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 §§,,§,§§,,
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