[It's a welcome distraction to focus on theorizing and trying to answer questions, so his responses become slightly more wordy but unfortunately more garbled as a side effect.]
The̶͓̅̾̊͊́̈́̚y̵̨̫̪͊ͅ ̵̪̮̈́̄̒̂d̷̨̛̤͙̟͆̈̊̇́̊o̶͚͋͒͆́̌́ ̶͓̪̮̙͈̻̐̄̐̍̄́͝s̷̩̣̗͓̟͜͝ḙ̵͈̹̺͕̭͑̓e̴̮͍̤̲̎̉̄̉m̷̮͚̜̣̦͖͊͒̍̈́̓ ̴̛̖̘̔̃̌̓͘l̸̢̻̯͈̜̣̰̎͝i̶̳̍́ke a cult, so I thouġ̶̹̦̮̖̞̄͋͝h̴̛t̵̟̰͍̦͓̿̀̐̀́̎ ̴̯̥̥͖̑͒̊̎͐̏̚t̶̟͔̜̮̆̈́̆̅̑͆̕ḧ̸̛͈̘̯̝́̆ę̴͇̲̱͕̘̓͌̆̀̄̏̿͜ ̶͎̓͛̀͒̈́̕̕m̵̥̱̽̊̈́̋̍̀ā̶͖́ŝ̷̢̢̟͛͗k̷̦̫̦̯͊̿̑̏͂͒͜s̵͇͉̪͎͖̜͋̄ ̸̲̗̮͚̭͔̿̽̐w̶̡͐͂̚ͅe̶̛̗͎̖̖̩͐͛̓̐̂re ritualistic, b̴̥̱̩̙͈̋ȕ̴̫̳͈̯̬̅̀̎͘t̵̹̳̘̎ ̵̨͎̻̙͍̈̕I̴͖͐́̚'̵̡͈͕͙̫̎͜m̶̼̔͐̉͑̍ ̶̼̝͈̋̈͌̽̑̚̕n̵̨̜̹̯̣̻̻̄͑̓̌̚ŏ̸͍̗̽̓̔̀̕t̵̳̗͋̂͆̂́̔̚ ̶̧͊̆̆͒̚͘s̵̢̡̲̝̺̙̋́͂̓̐͆̃ͅure anymore. M̶͓̬̖̗͂̆̚͜i̴͖̹̹͉̖̝̊͠g̶̜̟̩̉͌̓h̷̘̦̬́̀̅̎͌͛t̷̲͉͈͉͒́́́̆̑̕ ̵̧̠̩̭̩̝̅̓b̸̧̳̮͓̘͎͇̄̆̀̊̽̅e̶̮̫͊̇ both ṙ̵̟̣̞̮̠͉͜͠ī̶̪̣t̶̢̢̥̑ų̸̝̬̤̀͋̓̚a̸̬͖̬͆͌́l̷̝̰͉͕̐̇́̽̅̕͜ͅḯ̶̡͉̫̗̳͂͐̾̀̂͜͠s̸̨̝͔͚̟̯͌̃̈̽̀͒͠tic and practical.
[With the potentially being blind without them thing. But they do seem like they might have some ceremonial purpose; they're so intricate and similar to the others that it feels meaningful.
He should add, though--]
I d̷̺̯̂̎͌̑͘ó̶̩͙̘̇̏͝͝n̸̘̙͑̒̎͊̆̋̒'̶̳͚̆̑̿t̴̛͍̓̽̋̀ ̸̣̦̩̩̺̔̎̈͐̈̓͠k̶̻̙͖͎̮̙̽̿̓̚͠͠n̷͍̿̀͒͆o̴͉̣̽͑̓͊̇͛͝w̸̧̠̌͑͐ ̸͖̬̙͕̂̄͊̃͐ä̶̧͕̱̣͇́̾̀̌̚͝ͅṇ̴̨̬͕͌͗͗͠ȳ̴̨̨̮̣̠̭̉ͅthing about̴̢̋ ̵̥̯̗͖̘͖̀̋̈́͌͜ģ̶̭̙̹̝́̈́͛̕͜o̶̼͂͜ds or magic.
[Which is making all of this even more difficult to get a grasp on than it might've otherwise been.]
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The̶͓̅̾̊͊́̈́̚y̵̨̫̪͊ͅ ̵̪̮̈́̄̒̂d̷̨̛̤͙̟͆̈̊̇́̊o̶͚͋͒͆́̌́ ̶͓̪̮̙͈̻̐̄̐̍̄́͝s̷̩̣̗͓̟͜͝ḙ̵͈̹̺͕̭͑̓e̴̮͍̤̲̎̉̄̉m̷̮͚̜̣̦͖͊͒̍̈́̓ ̴̛̖̘̔̃̌̓͘l̸̢̻̯͈̜̣̰̎͝i̶̳̍́ke a cult, so I thouġ̶̹̦̮̖̞̄͋͝h̴̛t̵̟̰͍̦͓̿̀̐̀́̎ ̴̯̥̥͖̑͒̊̎͐̏̚t̶̟͔̜̮̆̈́̆̅̑͆̕ḧ̸̛͈̘̯̝́̆ę̴͇̲̱͕̘̓͌̆̀̄̏̿͜ ̶͎̓͛̀͒̈́̕̕m̵̥̱̽̊̈́̋̍̀ā̶͖́ŝ̷̢̢̟͛͗k̷̦̫̦̯͊̿̑̏͂͒͜s̵͇͉̪͎͖̜͋̄ ̸̲̗̮͚̭͔̿̽̐w̶̡͐͂̚ͅe̶̛̗͎̖̖̩͐͛̓̐̂re ritualistic, b̴̥̱̩̙͈̋ȕ̴̫̳͈̯̬̅̀̎͘t̵̹̳̘̎ ̵̨͎̻̙͍̈̕I̴͖͐́̚'̵̡͈͕͙̫̎͜m̶̼̔͐̉͑̍ ̶̼̝͈̋̈͌̽̑̚̕n̵̨̜̹̯̣̻̻̄͑̓̌̚ŏ̸͍̗̽̓̔̀̕t̵̳̗͋̂͆̂́̔̚ ̶̧͊̆̆͒̚͘s̵̢̡̲̝̺̙̋́͂̓̐͆̃ͅure anymore. M̶͓̬̖̗͂̆̚͜i̴͖̹̹͉̖̝̊͠g̶̜̟̩̉͌̓h̷̘̦̬́̀̅̎͌͛t̷̲͉͈͉͒́́́̆̑̕ ̵̧̠̩̭̩̝̅̓b̸̧̳̮͓̘͎͇̄̆̀̊̽̅e̶̮̫͊̇ both ṙ̵̟̣̞̮̠͉͜͠ī̶̪̣t̶̢̢̥̑ų̸̝̬̤̀͋̓̚a̸̬͖̬͆͌́l̷̝̰͉͕̐̇́̽̅̕͜ͅḯ̶̡͉̫̗̳͂͐̾̀̂͜͠s̸̨̝͔͚̟̯͌̃̈̽̀͒͠tic and practical.
[With the potentially being blind without them thing. But they do seem like they might have some ceremonial purpose; they're so intricate and similar to the others that it feels meaningful.
He should add, though--]
I d̷̺̯̂̎͌̑͘ó̶̩͙̘̇̏͝͝n̸̘̙͑̒̎͊̆̋̒'̶̳͚̆̑̿t̴̛͍̓̽̋̀ ̸̣̦̩̩̺̔̎̈͐̈̓͠k̶̻̙͖͎̮̙̽̿̓̚͠͠n̷͍̿̀͒͆o̴͉̣̽͑̓͊̇͛͝w̸̧̠̌͑͐ ̸͖̬̙͕̂̄͊̃͐ä̶̧͕̱̣͇́̾̀̌̚͝ͅṇ̴̨̬͕͌͗͗͠ȳ̴̨̨̮̣̠̭̉ͅthing about̴̢̋ ̵̥̯̗͖̘͖̀̋̈́͌͜ģ̶̭̙̹̝́̈́͛̕͜o̶̼͂͜ds or magic.
[Which is making all of this even more difficult to get a grasp on than it might've otherwise been.]