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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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