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¨¨¨-~\*&&¤ inlet for both light and falling ¤&&*\~-¨¨¨
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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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¨-~\*&¤@## but also with shame, because his eyes ##@¤&*\~-¨
¨¨---\*&&¤ had seen. hurriedly, he used thread ¤&&*\---¨¨
¨-~\*&¤@## from his robe to sew them back ##@¤&*\~-¨
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¨-~\*&¤@## became a master, and then a pilgrim. ##@¤&*\~-¨
¨-~\*&¤@## yet the image from the cave never left ##@¤&*\~-¨
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¨-~\*&¤@## at the end of his life, when at the ##@¤&*\~-¨
¨-~\*&¤@## edge of the world he opened his eyes ##@¤&*\~-¨
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