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.@@.@.@.@. but one day he fell down into a crystal .@@.@@.@.@
..@.@.@.@. cavern. it was deep in the mountain, a ..@..@.@.@
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.@@.@.@.@. in the fall, the quartz sliced off the .@@.@@.@.@
..@.@.@.@. threads in his eyes, opening them for ..@..@.@.@
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..@.@.@.@. crystals mirrored and refracted the one ..@..@.@.@
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..@.@.@.@. and he was struck down with awe ..@..@.@.@
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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 ..@..@.@.@
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