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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 §,,§§§,§,§
,,,,§,,,§,                                          §,§,,§§§§§
,,,§§,,§§, 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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