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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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