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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            §§§,,,,,,§
§§,,§§,,,§                                          §§,,§§§§,,
,,,,,,,§,, 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 §§,,,,§§,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          §,,§§,,,,,
§§§§§§§§§§ 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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