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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.        ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
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§¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨ 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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