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..@..@@@.. NAFTAKIN, THE BLIND @...@.@@..
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.@.@.@@@@@ EYES SEWN SHUT FROM BIRTH... THE MOST ..@@@.@@@.
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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 @...@..@@@
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@.@.@@...@ IN THE FALL, THE QUARTZ SLICED OFF THE @@@@..@.@.
@@@@.@..@@ THREADS IN HIS EYES, OPENING THEM FOR ...@.@@@@@
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..@..@@@.@ CRYSTALS MIRRORED AND REFRACTED THE ONE .@..@.....
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.@.@...@.. BUT ALSO WITH SHAME, BECAUSE HIS EYES @@..@...@.
@@@@..@@.@ HAD SEEN. HURRIEDLY, HE USED THREAD .@.@@..@@.
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..@@@@@.@. TOGETHER, AND WHEN HELP CAME HE DID NOT ..@@@@@@.@
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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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