“When they came back into the light of day,” said Nicephorus, “they looked down into their hands and saw they’d picked up gold and gems. Anyone who hadn’t picked things up in the Land of Darkness started wailing and weeping.” “This is…” The Factor bowed low over the railing. Nicephorus said, “We’re walking without any guide through the Land of Darkness. We don’t know where we’re going to end up. But we’ve got to have faith to pick things up along the way. One day we’ll realize some of it’s treasure.”
Similar to Sinbad and the valley of diamonds
