¨§§¨§§¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§
¨§§¨§§§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§¨§¨§§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§§¨¨¨§§¨§                                          §¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§§§¨¨§§¨¨                                          §§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨§§§¨                 ¨¨¨†¨¨¨                  ¨§§¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§§¨§¨§§            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...                  §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨