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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            ,,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,,&,&&                                          ,&&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&&,,& 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 ,&&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&&,,&                   Him.                   ,,&,&,&,&,
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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 ,,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,,&,&&                 Them...                  ,&&,&,&,&,
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