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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 @†==~¨¨¨¨¨
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