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¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
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¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                  ¨¨¨=¨¨¨                 §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨            NAFTAKIN, THE BLIND           §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                 ¨¨¨=¨¨¨                  §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨ 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...                §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨ 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 §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨ 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.                   §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨ 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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