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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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