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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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