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¨¨#¨¨¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨¨###¨¨
¨##¨¨####¨                                          ###¨#¨¨#¨¨
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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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¨#¨¨##¨#¨¨                                          #¨#¨###¨¨#
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