¨&&&&&¨¨¨& ¨&&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&&&&¨¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨¨&&&¨&&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&&¨¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨¨&¨&&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&&¨¨&¨ ¨¨¨;¨¨¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨¨&¨&&¨ 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... &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&&¨¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨¨&¨&&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&&¨¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨¨&¨&&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&&¨¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨