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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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