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.####.#.## EYES SEWN SHUT FROM  BIRTH...  THE  MOST .#..##.#.#
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.###..#..# THE   FIRST  TIME.   BEFORE   HIM,   THE #.#.#.....
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..######.. BECAME  A MASTER,  AND  THEN  A PILGRIM. ..#.#..##.
..#.....#. YET THE  IMAGE FROM  THE CAVE NEVER LEFT #.####.#.#
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