##¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#
¨##¨¨¨¨#¨¨ #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#
¨###¨¨¨¨#¨ ¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨#¨##¨¨¨¨# ¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨###¨¨¨¨ #¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨#¨##¨¨¨ ¨¨¨/¨¨¨ ¨#¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨###¨¨ 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... ¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨## #¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨
¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨ ¨#¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨#¨¨¨¨#¨¨
¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨#¨
¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨#