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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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@%*~^¨¨¨¨¨ 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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§@%*~^¨¨¨¨ 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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