.-~^$****& &****$^~-.
.-~~~^^^$& &$^^^~~~-.
.-~^$*&@@@ @@@&*$^~-.
.-~^$*&@@# #@@&*$^~-.
.-~^$$**&@ @&**$$^~-.
.-~^$*&@@# ...^... #@@&*$^~-.
.-~~~^$$&@ NAFTAKIN, THE BLIND @&$$^~~~-.
.-~^$*&@@# ...^... #@@&*$^~-.
..-~~^$*&@ @&*$^~~-..
.-~^$*&@@# A STUDENT AT THE CHARCOAL GUILD... HIS #@@&*$^~-.
.....--~$& EYES SEWN SHUT FROM BIRTH... THE MOST &$~--.....
....~$$&&& SUCCESSFUL STUDENT &&&$$~....
.....-^*&& &&*^-.....
.-~^$*&@## BUT ONE DAY HE FELL DOWN INTO A CRYSTAL ##@&*$^~-.
......~$&@ CAVERN. IT WAS DEEP IN THE MOUNTAIN, A @&$~......
.-~^^^^^*@ 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 @**$$^~~-.
....~~^$*@ HIM. @*$^~~....
..--~~~^*& &*^~~~--..
......~$&@ AT THE END OF HIS LIFE, WHEN AT THE @&$~......
.-~^$*&@@@ EDGE OF THE WORLD HE OPENED HIS EYES @@@&*$^~-.
.-~^$*&@## FOR A SECOND TIME, STARS HAD HATCHED IN ##@&*$^~-.
......~^*@ THEM... @*^~......
.-~^$*&@@# #@@&*$^~-.
.....-^$$& &$$^-.....
.-~^$*&@@@ @@@&*$^~-.
.-~^$*&@@# #@@&*$^~-.
.-~^$$**@@ @@**$$^~-.