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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.        †\«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«\†¤                                          ¤†\«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^«\†¤§ 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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