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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 ¨¨¨¨¨,:*§#
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§§%:,,,¨¨¨ Inlet   For   Both   Light  And  Falling ¨¨¨,,,:%§§
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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 ¨¨,--::*§#
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##¶§*%:-,¨ Light  Smidge  Into A Whole  Night  Sky, ¨,-:%*§¶##
##¶§*%:-,¨ And   He   Was  Struck   Down  With  Awe ¨,-:%*§¶##
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##¶§*%:-,¨ From  His  Robe   To   Sew   Them   Back ¨,-:%*§¶##
§§*:,¨¨¨¨¨ Together,  And When Help Came He Did Not ¨¨¨¨¨,:*§§
#§%%-,,,,¨        Tell Of His Transgression.        ¨,,,,-%%§#
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