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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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