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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 »^,,,,,,,,
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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. ##@¤%%\»^,
,,^»\%%¤@# #@¤%%\»^,,
,,,^»\%%¤@ 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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