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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            ,&,&&,,&,&
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,&,&,&,&,& 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.        ,&,,&,&&,&
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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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