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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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