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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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