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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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