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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 .......^«^
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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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