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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...                §§,,§,,,§§
,,,§,,§,,§                                          §,§,§§,,§,
,,,§§,§§,§ 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.        ,§,§§,,,,,
,,§§§§§§,§                                          §§§§,§,,,,
,,§,,,,,§§ 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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