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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 §.§.§.§.§.
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