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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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