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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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