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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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