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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 ,,~:%§####
###§%:~,,, ,,,~:%§###
####§%:~,, 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. ,,,~:%§###
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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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