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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 ...,~:^¤@#
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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 ....,~:^¤@
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##@¤^:~,.. IN THE FALL, THE QUARTZ SLICED OFF THE ..,~:^¤@##
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@¤^:~,.... THE FIRST TIME. BEFORE HIM, THE ....,~:^¤@
#@¤^:~,... CRYSTALS MIRRORED AND REFRACTED THE ONE ...,~:^¤@#
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###@¤^:~,. AND HE WAS STRUCK DOWN WITH AWE .,~:^¤@###
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#@¤^:~,... BUT ALSO WITH SHAME, BECAUSE HIS EYES ...,~:^¤@#
@¤^:~,.... HAD SEEN. HURRIEDLY, HE USED THREAD ....,~:^¤@
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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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#@¤^:~,... EDGE OF THE WORLD HE OPENED HIS EYES ...,~:^¤@#
@¤^:~,.... FOR A SECOND TIME, STARS HAD HATCHED IN ....,~:^¤@
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