,,,~~=†§@@ @@§†=~~,,,
,,~~=†§@@@ @@@§†=~~,,
,~~=†§@@@# #@@@§†=~~,
~~=†§@@@## ##@@@§†=~~
,~~=†§@@@# #@@@§†=~~,
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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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