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,,,,,»\*£# eyes sewn shut from birth... the most #£*\»,,,,,
,,,,»\*£#£ successful student £#£*\»,,,,
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,,,»\*£#£# 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. #£#£*\»,,,
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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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,,,»\*£#£# edge of the world he opened his eyes #£#£*\»,,,
,,,,»\*£#£ for a second time, stars had hatched in £#£*\»,,,,
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