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,,,,,,,,,,           Naftakin, The Blind            ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, A Student  At  The Charcoal Guild... His ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, Eyes Sewn Shut From  Birth...  The  Most ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~            Successful Student            ~,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~«† 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...               #&¤*†«~,,,
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,~«†*¤&### 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 *†«~,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,~« 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.                   ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,~ 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 †«~,,,,,,,
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