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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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