¨§¨§¨¨§§§¨                                          §¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
§§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨§§¨¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨                  ¨¨¨;¨¨¨                 §¨§§¨¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨            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...                 §¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨§§¨¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨§§¨¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨§§¨¨§¨§§