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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 ,,,~~\$%##
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@##%$\~~,, BUT ONE DAY HE FELL DOWN INTO A CRYSTAL ,,~~\$%##@
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#%$\~~,,,, GREAT HALL WITH ONLY A SINGLE TINY ,,,,~~\$%#
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$\~~,,,,,, STUDENTS... ,,,,,,~~\$
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~~,,,,,,,, IN THE FALL, THE QUARTZ SLICED OFF THE ,,,,,,,,~~
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~~,,,,,,,, THE FIRST TIME. BEFORE HIM, THE ,,,,,,,,~~
\~~,,,,,,, CRYSTALS MIRRORED AND REFRACTED THE ONE ,,,,,,,~~\
$\~~,,,,,, LIGHT SMIDGE INTO A WHOLE NIGHT SKY, ,,,,,,~~\$
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#@##%$\~~, FROM HIS ROBE TO SEW THEM BACK ,~~\$%##@#
@##%$\~~,, TOGETHER, AND WHEN HELP CAME HE DID NOT ,,~~\$%##@
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\~~,,,,,,, YET THE IMAGE FROM THE CAVE NEVER LEFT ,,,,,,,~~\
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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 ,,,,,,~~\$
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