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