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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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