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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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