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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-»
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-»
;»-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-»;
$;»-¨¨¨¨¨¨ for years he studied at the guild. he ¨¨¨¨¨¨-»;$
§$;»-¨¨¨¨¨ became a master, and then a pilgrim. ¨¨¨¨¨-»;$§
¤§$;»-¨¨¨¨ yet the image from the cave never left ¨¨¨¨-»;$§¤
¶¤§$;»-¨¨¨ him. ¨¨¨-»;$§¤¶
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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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