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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... ¨¨¨¨¨~==**
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###@**==~¨ The First Time. Before Him, The ¨~==**@###
##@**==~¨¨ Crystals Mirrored And Refracted The One ¨¨~==**@##
#@**==~¨¨¨ Light Smidge Into A Whole Night Sky, ¨¨¨~==**@#
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=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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