¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^ ¨¨¨^¨¨¨ ^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^$ 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 $^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^ him. ^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, at the end of his life, when at the ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ edge of the world he opened his eyes ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, for a second time, stars had hatched in ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= them... =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^ ^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^$ $^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=^$$ $$^=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=^$$@ @$$^=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,=^$$@@ @@$$^=,¨¨¨