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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 §§,,§§,,,§
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