\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  ¨¨¨\¨¨¨                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨           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...                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\
$\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\$
%$\=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=\$%
&%$\=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=\$%&