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¨-~/%¤§### 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 ###§¤%/~-¨
¨-~/%¤§###                   Him.                   ###§¤%/~-¨
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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 ###§¤%/~-¨
¨-~/%¤§###                 Them...                  ###§¤%/~-¨
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