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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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,~~†$%&¶## but one day he fell down into a crystal ##¶&%$†~~,
~~†$%&¶### cavern. it was deep in the mountain, a ###¶&%$†~~
,~~†$%&¶## great hall with only a single tiny ##¶&%$†~~,
,,~~†$%&¶# inlet for both light and falling #¶&%$†~~,,
,,,~~†$%&¶ students... ¶&%$†~~,,,
,,,,~~†$%& &%$†~~,,,,
,,,,,~~†$% in the fall, the quartz sliced off the %$†~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~~†$ 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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