*§/«,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,«/§*
§/«,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/§
/«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  ¨¨¨/¨¨¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨           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...                  ¨,«/§*@###
##@*§/«,¨¨                                          ¨¨,«/§*@##
#@*§/«,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,«/§*@#
@*§/«,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,«/§*@
*§/«,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,«/§*
§/«,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/§