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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~:
$:~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE   FIRST  TIME.   BEFORE   HIM,   THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~:$
$$:~^¨¨¨¨¨ CRYSTALS MIRRORED AND REFRACTED  THE ONE ¨¨¨¨¨^~:$$
#$$:~^¨¨¨¨ LIGHT  SMIDGE  INTO  A WHOLE  NIGHT SKY, ¨¨¨¨^~:$$#
##$$:~^¨¨¨ AND   HE  WAS  STRUCK  DOWN   WITH   AWE ¨¨¨^~:$$##
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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.                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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