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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... ...@@@..@.
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@.@@...... 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 .....@....
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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 .@@@......
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