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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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