¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,»/ /»,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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