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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... #¤§^\«~¨¨¨
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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 ^\«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«\ \«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~« 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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