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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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