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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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