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@#§===,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,===§#@
#§===,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,===§#
§===,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,===§
===,¨¨¨¨¨¨                  ¨¨¨=¨¨¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨,===
==,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨           Naftakin, The Blind            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,==
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ¨¨¨=¨¨¨                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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