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¨-=/^$&@## eyes sewn shut from birth... the most ##@&$^/=-¨
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¨-=/^$&&@# cavern. it was deep in the mountain, a #@&&$^/=-¨
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¨-=/^$&@## threads in his eyes, opening them for ##@&$^/=-¨
¨-=/^$&@## the first time. before him, the ##@&$^/=-¨
¨-=/^$&@## crystals mirrored and refracted the one ##@&$^/=-¨
¨-====^&&# light smidge into a whole night sky, #&&^====-¨
¨-=/^$&@## and he was struck down with awe ##@&$^/=-¨
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¨-=/^$&@## for years he studied at the guild. he ##@&$^/=-¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-=^& became a master, and then a pilgrim. &^=-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-=/$&& yet the image from the cave never left &&$/=-¨¨¨¨
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¨-=/^$&@## edge of the world he opened his eyes ##@&$^/=-¨
¨-=/^$&@## for a second time, stars had hatched in ##@&$^/=-¨
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