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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 ...@@@..@@
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..@@..@.@. THE FIRST TIME. BEFORE HIM, THE .@@.@@@@@@
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....@...@. AND HE WAS STRUCK DOWN WITH AWE .@@@...@..
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...@.@@@.. YET THE IMAGE FROM THE CAVE NEVER LEFT @.@@@@@@@.
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