¨¨¨&&¨¨¨¨¨ ¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨&
¨&¨¨¨¨&&&¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨&&¨¨
¨¨¨&&¨¨&¨¨ &&&&&¨¨¨¨&
¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &&&&¨¨&&¨¨
¨¨¨&&&&&&& &&&¨¨¨¨¨¨&
¨&¨¨&&&&&& ¨¨¨*¨¨¨ ¨&¨¨&&&&¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨&&&&& 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... &¨¨¨¨&&&&&
¨¨&&¨¨¨¨&& ¨¨&&¨¨&&&&
¨¨¨¨¨&&¨¨¨ &¨¨¨¨¨¨&&¨
&&&&¨¨¨¨&& ¨¨&&&&¨¨¨¨
¨&&¨¨&&¨¨¨ ¨¨¨&&¨¨&&¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&& &&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨