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¨#¨#¨###¨#                                          ¨#¨#####¨#
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¨¨¨¨#¨#¨#¨                                          ¨¨#¨¨¨#¨¨¨
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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.                   ######¨¨¨¨
#¨#¨¨¨#¨##                                          ¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨#
###¨¨###¨# 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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