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#¨¨#######                 ¨¨¨†¨¨¨                  ¨¨¨¨¨##¨#¨
##¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨            NAFTAKIN, THE BLIND           ¨¨¨¨¨#¨###
¨¨###¨¨¨¨¨                 ¨¨¨†¨¨¨                  ¨¨¨¨¨###¨¨
¨¨#¨¨#¨¨¨¨                                          #¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨
¨¨##¨##¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨#¨¨¨#¨##
¨###¨#¨#¨¨                                          ¨¨##¨¨###¨
¨#¨¨#####¨ 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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