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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 ###@*^:«.,
,.«::^^*@# 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 ###@*^:«.,
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,,,,,,.:*@ And   He   Was  Struck  Down   With  Awe @*:.,,,,,,
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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 ###@*^:«.,
,.«:^^**## Became  A Master,  And Then  A  Pilgrim. ##**^^:«.,
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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 ###@*^:«.,
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