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