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