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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.                   §¨¨§¨§¨§¨§
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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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