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¨#¨¨###¨¨¨                                          #¨#¨¨#¨###
##¨#¨¨#¨¨#                  ¨¨¨*¨¨¨                 ###¨###¨¨#
¨###¨##¨#¨            naftakin, the blind           ¨¨##¨¨#¨#¨
#¨¨##¨####                 ¨¨¨*¨¨¨                  ¨#¨#¨####¨
#¨#¨##¨¨¨¨                                          #####¨¨¨##
####¨#¨¨¨# 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 ####¨¨####
#####¨#¨#¨                                          ¨¨¨#¨#¨¨¨#
¨¨¨¨###### 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.        ####¨#¨¨#¨
¨¨¨#¨####¨                                          ¨¨¨###¨###
¨¨###¨¨¨## 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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