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¨:»^%%¤@## GREAT HALL WITH ONLY A SINGLE TINY ##@¤%%^»:¨
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¨:»^%%¤@## STUDENTS... ##@¤%%^»:¨
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¨:»^%%¤@## IN THE FALL, THE QUARTZ SLICED OFF THE ##@¤%%^»:¨
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¨:»^%%¤@## LIGHT SMIDGE INTO A WHOLE NIGHT SKY, ##@¤%%^»:¨
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¨:»^%%¤@## TOGETHER, AND WHEN HELP CAME HE DID NOT ##@¤%%^»:¨
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:»^%%¤@### FOR YEARS HE STUDIED AT THE GUILD. HE ###@¤%%^»:
¨:»^%%¤@## BECAME A MASTER, AND THEN A PILGRIM. ##@¤%%^»:¨
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