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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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¨##¨##¨##¨                                          #¨#¨#¨####
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