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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 @....@....
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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 .@.@@...@@
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@@@....@.. CRYSTALS MIRRORED AND REFRACTED THE ONE ...@.@@...
@.@@....@. LIGHT SMIDGE INTO A WHOLE NIGHT SKY, .....@@@..
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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 @@@...@...
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