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####$§:»,, naftakin, the blind ,,»:§$####
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##$$$§:»,, a student at the charcoal guild... his ,,»:§$$$##
#$§§»»»,,, eyes sewn shut from birth... the most ,,,»»»§§$#
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####$§:»,, but one day he fell down into a crystal ,,»:§$####
####$§:»,, cavern. it was deep in the mountain, a ,,»:§$####
####$§:»,, great hall with only a single tiny ,,»:§$####
####$§:»,, inlet for both light and falling ,,»:§$####
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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. ,,,,,»§###
####$§:»,, yet the image from the cave never left ,,»:§$####
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#####$:»,, at the end of his life, when at the ,,»:$#####
####$§:»,, edge of the world he opened his eyes ,,»:§$####
####$§:»,, for a second time, stars had hatched in ,,»:§$####
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