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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 @@&†:»-,,,
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