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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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