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@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@                  ¨¨¨:¨¨¨                 ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@           NAFTAKIN, THE BLIND            ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@                  ¨¨¨:¨¨¨                 ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@                                          ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ A STUDENT AT THE  CHARCOAL GUILD...  HIS ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ EYES SEWN  SHUT  FROM BIRTH...  THE MOST ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@            SUCCESSFUL STUDENT            ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@                                          ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ 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...                ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@                                          ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ 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 ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@                                          ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ 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.        ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@                                          ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ FOR YEARS  HE  STUDIED AT THE GUILD.  HE ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ BECAME  A MASTER,  AND  THEN  A PILGRIM. ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@ YET THE  IMAGE FROM THE CAVE  NEVER LEFT ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@                   HIM.                   ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@                                          ¨@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ 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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