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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            ##§%=†».,,
,.»†=%§###                                          ###§%=†».,
,,.»†=%§## 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.        ###§%=†».,
,,.»†=%§##                                          ##§%=†».,,
,,,.»†=%§# 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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