In the popular markets of the poor neighborhood of Krab in the city of Azik, one of the shopkeepers called out loudly to a young man, saying, "Come here, you freak." When the young man approached, he said arrogantly, "Take these bags inside, you cripple." The boy went to get the bags.
As soon as he arrived to carry the bags inside, a child from the neighborhood asked him from his left side, "Why are your hands black, Neuta?" Neuta was surprised by the question and turned his head to the left, saying "Why do you ask, Eldar?" Eldar replied, "Just out of curiosity, that's all. Will you tell me why it's black?" Neota smiled and said, "No problem, I'll tell you why it's black, but not now. Okay, do you agree?" Elder smiled and said, "Okay, but promise me you'll tell me the story of this hand." Niuta said, "I promise I'll tell you the story of this hand."
After Neuta finished carrying the bags, the sun was about to set, so he returned to Rodnel. As soon as Rodnel saw Neuta, he said, "Are you done with the bags?" Neuta replied, "Yes, I'm done with the bags and I've brought them all inside." Rodnel stared into Neuta's eyes and said, "Okay, what do you want now?" Neuta held out his right hand and said, "My wages." Rodnel looked at Neuta's right hand and said sarcastically, "Okay, I'll give you your wages."
Rodnel went to the wooden cash box and came back. "Here," he said. Neeta took the money and counted it, surprised. "This is ten cents. How is that possible?" he said to himself. Then he said to Rodnel in amazement, "This money isn't all there."
Rodnel smiled maliciously and said, "I'm not stupid, and you have to understand that this is your new fare." Neuta was shocked by what he heard from Rodnel and asked him one question: "Why?" Rodnel said, "Really, you're asking why?" Neuta replied, "Yes." Rodnel said mockingly, "Okay, I'll tell you why. First of all, you're a weakling, you insect. Second, you can only use one hand, which makes you half a person, so you're not much help. And finally, you should be grateful to me for giving you a job. Do you understand now?" Neuta was annoyed by Rodnel's arrogance, but even though he was annoyed, he knew he wouldn't be able to find a job, especially with his hand disability. So he said to Rodnel, "Yes, I understand." Rodnel said to him, "If you're done asking questions, get out of here."
Neuta left Rodnel's shop, and on the way back, all he could think about was what Rodnel had said about his frail body and broken arm, but he said to himself, "It wasn't my fault that I woke up in this neighborhood, and it wasn't my fault that my arm was broken by that monster. As for his saying that I should be grateful to him for giving me a job, you only gave me this job because you are stingy." Then he also said, "I wish I had told him everything that was in my heart, but helplessness is like a chain wrapped around the neck that can only be broken by willpower."
As Neuta walked along the dirty road, he saw people wearing strange clothes that aroused his curiosity, but he decided not to be rash, as they could be thieves or spies, so he continued on his way quickly.
Neuta arrived at an abandoned house inhabited by insects and rats. He opened the wooden door, which did not even have a lock, and entered one of the dark rooms, but it was not completely dark. In one of the holes in the ceiling, there was a dim circular light illuminating part of the mat. Neuta lay down on this mat, looked at the hole in the ceiling, and fell into a deep sleep.