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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... ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--^
%^--¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨--^%
@%^--¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨--^%@
§@%^--¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨--^%@§
@§@%^--¨¨¨ ¨¨¨--^%@§@
#@§@%^--¨¨ ¨¨--^%@§@#