,,,,,,§,§§                                          ,,§§§,§,§,
,,,,,§§,,§                                          ,§,§§,§,§,
,,,,§,§,§§                                          ,§,,§,§,§,
,,,§§,§,,§                                          ,§,§§,§,§,
,,§,§,§,§§                                          ,§,,§,§,§,
,§§,§,§,,§                 ,,,†,,,                  ,§,§§,§,§,
§,§,§,§,§§            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...                 ,§,,§,§,§,
§,§,§,§,,§                                          ,§,§§,§,§,
§,§,§,§,§§                                          ,§,,§,§,§,
§,§,§,§,,§                                          ,§,§§,§,§,
§,§,§,§,§§                                          ,§,,§,§,§,
§,§,§,§,,§                                          ,§,§§,§,§,