&&&¨¨¨&&¨& ¨¨¨&¨¨¨&&¨
&¨¨&¨¨&¨&& ¨¨¨&&¨¨&¨&
¨&¨&&¨&&&¨ ¨¨¨&¨&¨&&&
&&&&¨&&¨¨& ¨¨¨&&&&&¨¨
&¨¨¨&&¨&¨& ¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨&¨
&&¨¨&¨&&&& ¨¨¨†¨¨¨ &¨¨&&¨¨¨&&
¨¨&¨&&&¨¨¨ 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... &¨&¨¨&¨&&¨
&&¨¨&&&¨&¨ &&&&¨&&&¨&
¨¨&¨&¨¨&&& &¨¨¨&&¨¨&&
&¨&&&&¨&¨¨ ¨&¨¨&¨&¨&¨
&&&¨¨¨&&&¨ ¨&&¨&&&&&&
¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨& ¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨¨