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¨¨¨¨¨.^†$#                 ¨¨¨^¨¨¨                  #$†^.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.^†$#@            Naftakin, The Blind           @#$†^.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.^†$#@#                  ¨¨¨^¨¨¨                 #@#$†^.¨¨¨
¨¨.^†$#@##                                          ##@#$†^.¨¨
¨.^†$#@### A Student  At The Charcoal Guild...  His ###@#$†^.¨
¨¨.^†$#@## Eyes  Sewn Shut  From Birth... The  Most ##@#$†^.¨¨
¨¨¨.^†$#@#            Successful Student            #@#$†^.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.^†$#@                                          @#$†^.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.^†$# But One Day He  Fell Down Into A Crystal #$†^.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.^†$#@ Cavern.  It Was Deep  In The Mountain, A @#$†^.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.^†$#@# Great  Hall  With  Only  A  Single  Tiny #@#$†^.¨¨¨
¨¨.^†$#@## Inlet   For  Both   Light   And  Falling ##@#$†^.¨¨
¨.^†$#@###                Students...               ###@#$†^.¨
¨¨.^†$#@##                                          ##@#$†^.¨¨
¨¨¨.^†$#@# In The Fall, The Quartz Sliced  Off  The #@#$†^.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.^†$#@ Threads  In  His Eyes, Opening  Them For @#$†^.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.^†$# The  First   Time.   Before   Him,   The #$†^.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.^†$#@ Crystals Mirrored And  Refracted The One @#$†^.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.^†$#@# Light  Smidge  Into A  Whole Night  Sky, #@#$†^.¨¨¨
¨¨.^†$#@## And  He  Was   Struck   Down  With   Awe ##@#$†^.¨¨
¨.^†$#@###                                          ###@#$†^.¨
¨¨.^†$#@## But Also  With Shame,  Because  His Eyes ##@#$†^.¨¨
¨¨¨.^†$#@# Had  Seen.  Hurriedly,  He  Used  Thread #@#$†^.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.^†$#@ From   His  Robe   To  Sew   Them   Back @#$†^.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.^†$# Together, And When Help Came He  Did Not #$†^.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.^†$#@        Tell Of His Transgression.        @#$†^.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.^†$#@#                                          #@#$†^.¨¨¨
¨¨.^†$#@## For  Years He  Studied At The Guild.  He ##@#$†^.¨¨
¨.^†$#@### Became  A  Master, And Then  A  Pilgrim. ###@#$†^.¨
¨¨.^†$#@## Yet The Image From  The  Cave Never Left ##@#$†^.¨¨
¨¨¨.^†$#@#                   Him.                   #@#$†^.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.^†$#@                                          @#$†^.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.^†$# At  The End Of  His  Life,  When At  The #$†^.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.^†$#@ Edge  Of  The World He Opened  His  Eyes @#$†^.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.^†$#@# For  A Second Time, Stars Had Hatched In #@#$†^.¨¨¨
¨¨.^†$#@##                 Them...                  ##@#$†^.¨¨
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