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,~»^†£&¶## 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 ##¶&£†^»~,
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,~»^†£&¶## 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 #&††^»~,,,
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,,~~~~^†&¶ FROM HIS ROBE TO SEW THEM BACK ¶&†^~~~~,,
,~»^†£&¶## TOGETHER, AND WHEN HELP CAME HE DID NOT ##¶&£†^»~,
,~»»»»^†£& TELL OF HIS TRANSGRESSION. &£†^»»»»~,
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,,,»»^††&& BECAME A MASTER, AND THEN A PILGRIM. &&††^»»,,,
,~»^†£&¶## YET THE IMAGE FROM THE CAVE NEVER LEFT ##¶&£†^»~,
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