¨##¨¨#¨¨¨¨                                          ##¨¨¨#¨¨#¨
¨###¨¨#¨¨¨                                          ###¨¨¨#¨¨#
¨#¨##¨¨#¨¨                                          #¨##¨¨¨#¨¨
¨¨¨###¨¨#¨                                          ¨¨###¨¨¨#¨
¨¨¨#¨##¨¨#                                          ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨###¨¨                  ¨¨¨^¨¨¨                 ¨¨¨¨###¨¨¨
¨#¨¨¨#¨##¨            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...                  ¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨
¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨###¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨###¨                                          #¨¨¨¨¨#¨##
#¨¨¨¨¨#¨##                                          ¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨##
##¨¨¨¨¨¨##                                          ¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨
###¨¨¨¨¨#¨                                          ¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨