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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...               ,§,,§§,§,§
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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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