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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 £§£§*-,,,,
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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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