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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 .@.@...@.@
.@@@..@..@ 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 ..@@.@@.@.
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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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