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~......... Eyes Sewn Shut From Birth... The Most .........~
.......... Successful Student ..........
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.......... Great Hall With Only A Single Tiny ..........
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†~~....... 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 ..........
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