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...@@@.... Naftakin, The Blind @@......@.
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..@....@@@ 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 @@......@.
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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, .@@...@@@.
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@@......@. But Also With Shame, Because His Eyes ...@@@..@.
@@@....... Had Seen. Hurriedly, He Used Thread ...@.@@...
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..@@@..... 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. .........@
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...@.@@... At The End Of His Life, When At The .@@@......
.....@@@.. Edge Of The World He Opened His Eyes .@.@@.....
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