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