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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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