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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...               ».,,,,,,,,
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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.        %*†».,,,,,
,,,,.»†*%@                                          @%*†».,,,,
,,,.»†*%@¶ 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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