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&,,,,&,,,, naftakin, the blind ,&,&&,,,&&
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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. &,,,&&&,,,
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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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&,&&,,,,,& 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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