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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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¨.«;$%####                                          ####%$;«.¨