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@....@.@.. NAFTAKIN, THE BLIND .....@.@@@
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@@.@.@.... EYES SEWN SHUT FROM BIRTH... THE MOST .@.@@.@@@@
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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 ..@.@@.@@@
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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 ..@@@@@@.@
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@..@....@@ AND HE WAS STRUCK DOWN WITH AWE .@...@@@.@
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@@.@..@@.. BUT ALSO WITH SHAME, BECAUSE HIS EYES .@.@@.@.@@
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@.@....@@. TOGETHER, AND WHEN HELP CAME HE DID NOT .@.@..@@.@
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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 @.@.@@@...
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..@....... AT THE END OF HIS LIFE, WHEN AT THE ..@@@.@@..
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