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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 @..@.@@...
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