A long time ago, there was a great astronomer named Kir’aga who spent his life searching for the center of the universe.  His pilgrimage took him to many lands, where he read many books.

A long time ago, there was a young boy who didn’t have parents or a home. He didn’t have any clothes other than the ones on his person, and he didn’t have any food other than the ones that he stole. But the boy did have one thing: an illness.