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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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