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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.        ¨#¨##¨¨¨##
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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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