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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... ,~=§&&@@##
&§=~,,,,,, ,,,,,,~=§&
@@&&*=,,,, 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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