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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 ...&&&&&&.
&&&&...... &&..&&&&..
.&&..&&&&. 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 ..&&......
.....&&... &....&&&&.
&&&&....&& 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 &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& THEM... &&&&&&&&&&
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