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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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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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... &§^«-,,,,,
,,,,-«^§&@ @&§^«-,,,,
,,,-«^§&@¶ ¶@&§^«-,,,
,,-«^§&@¶# #¶@&§^«-,,
,-«^§&@¶## ##¶@&§^«-,
,,-«^§&@¶# #¶@&§^«-,,