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