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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 §§,,§§,,§§
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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.        §§§§,,§§§§
,,,§,,,,§§                                          ,§§,,,,§§,
§§,,,§§,,, 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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