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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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