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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...               ¨¨##¨#¨##¨
#¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨                                          #¨#¨####¨#
¨#¨¨¨##¨## 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.        ###¨#¨##¨#
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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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