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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 £§£§*-,,,,
,,,,,-*§£§                   him.                   §£§*-,,,,,
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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 -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                 them...                  ,,,,,,,,,,
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