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...