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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.        ,,&,&&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&,                                          ,&&,,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, 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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