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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 ^»^,,,,,,,
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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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