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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 ......^»:*
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#@#§*:»^.. HAD SEEN. HURRIEDLY, HE USED THREAD ..^»:*§#@#
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#§*:»^.... TOGETHER, AND WHEN HELP CAME HE DID NOT ....^»:*§#
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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 ........^»
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