,,,,,^~†*$                                          $*†~^,,,,,
,,,,^~†*$§                                          §$*†~^,,,,
,,,^~†*$§@                                          @§$*†~^,,,
,,^~†*$§@#                                          #@§$*†~^,,
,^~†*$§@##                                          ##@§$*†~^,
,,^~†*$§@#                  ,,,†,,,                 #@§$*†~^,,
,,,^~†*$§@            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...                 $*†~^,,,,,
,,,,^~†*$§                                          §$*†~^,,,,
,,,^~†*$§@                                          @§$*†~^,,,
,,^~†*$§@#                                          #@§$*†~^,,
,^~†*$§@##                                          ##@§$*†~^,
,,^~†*$§@#                                          #@§$*†~^,,