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(making incense)

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Lyut is slow to begin moving, and when he does, he walks as though a great dream has come upon him. He lets Ýng guide his movements and I stand apart from the lord and Their servant.

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Lyut moves as though a great dream has come upon him and lets Ýng guide his movements, and even so his morning task of making incense is far slower than usual, for his eyes water constantly and he marvels at just how drab the ingredients, so colorful in the nostrils and so familiar to the touch, really are. He has not known the comparison of color before, but even to one for whom sight is a new sense, he is surprised to find that the crushed root of nardin and the shaved root of sweet flag look so similar despite their vastly different aromas and purposes, that the mastic, that steadfast base of a scent, nearly glitters in the sun while the jewel-bright scent of cardamom is belied by so dun a color.

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He moves as though a great dream has come upon him until it is time to lay the powdered incense in the bowl of ash, that third prayer of creation, and he realizes that he can see the furrow he digs in ash with his claw, can see the tan powder that he packs in its place, and can see the spiral he builds, and then the tears come upon him once more, and all of his prayers of destruction are completed through sight blurred by shock and he relies on his habits and Ýng’s guidance to make it through to the end.

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I stand apart from the lord and Their servant and watch, and sup in what prayers I may along the way.

(fishing, watching the water)

(talking with Tyw instead of meditating)

(Tyw tries to convince him to rejoice in seeing, but he isn’t so sure)