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^.........            Successful Student            .........^
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$$^~^..... Great  Hall  With  Only  A  Single  Tiny .....^~^$$
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^......... 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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$^~^...... For  Years He Studied At The  Guild.  He ......^~^$
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