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¨¨#¨¨#¨¨¨#                  ¨¨¨^¨¨¨                 ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
#¨##¨##¨¨#           NAFTAKIN, THE BLIND            ##########
¨##¨##¨#¨#                  ¨¨¨^¨¨¨                 #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨#¨##¨####                                          ¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨###¨##¨¨¨ 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...                ¨¨#¨¨###¨#
¨¨¨¨##¨#¨#                                          ¨¨##¨#¨¨##
#¨¨¨#¨#### 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.                   ##¨¨#¨¨¨¨#
¨###¨#¨¨##                                          #¨#¨##¨¨¨#
##¨¨###¨#¨ 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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