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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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