#¨#¨##¨¨#¨                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨¨
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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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#¨#¨¨#¨##¨                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#