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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 @&$^=~~,,,
,,~~=^$&@# #@&$^=~~,,
,~~=^$&@## 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... &$^=~~,,,,
,,,,,~~=^$ $^=~~,,,,,
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,,,,,~~=^$ $^=~~,,,,,