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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... #§**†-,...
....,-†**§ §**†-,....
.....,-†** 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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