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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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