who is it? you're welcome, my friend, whoever you are. i cannot see you. i cannot see anything. you must please excuse me. but i am blind. come in, my poor friend. no one will hurt you here. if you're in trouble, perhaps i can help you. can you not speak? it's strange. perhaps you're afflicted too. i cannot see and you cannot speak. it's been a long time since any human being came into this hut. i shall look after you. and you will comfort me. we are friends, you and i. friends. before you came, i was all alone. it is bad to be alone.