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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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