#$*\«~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~«\*$#
$*\«~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~«\*$
*\«~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«\*
\«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«\
«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ¨¨¨\¨¨¨                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨           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...                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«
\«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«\
*\«~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«\*
$*\«~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~«\*$