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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 @@@@@@@@..
.@@......@ THEM... @@@@@@@...
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