#¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨                                          #¨#¨##¨#¨#
#¨#¨##¨#¨¨                                          #¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨
#¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨                                          #¨#¨##¨#¨#
#¨#¨##¨#¨¨                                          #¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨
#¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨                                          #¨#¨##¨#¨#
#¨#¨##¨#¨¨                  ¨¨¨*¨¨¨                 #¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨
#¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨            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...                 #¨#¨##¨#¨#
#¨#¨##¨#¨#                                          #¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨
#¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨                                          #¨#¨##¨#¨#
#¨#¨##¨#¨#                                          #¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨
#¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨                                          #¨#¨##¨#¨#
#¨#¨##¨#¨#                                          #¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨