Memidik was the first to see it . he thought it was an old sack of fodder left there by last year's labourers. then as he drew nearer he saw a pair of glinting eyes and his heart gave a jump . strange thoughts rushed through his mind .he took another two steps and realised it must be a man . A man ? But so still...And those eyes! Never blinking,not once...Struck with fear the young hunter turned and ran all the way back to the edge of the cotton field where Yalak villagers had built their huts and were hastily settling their belongings in a race against the oncoming darkness.
"I've seen something," he said breathlessly. " May my two eyes drop in front of me if I'm lying.
There is something in the middle of the field,a black heap,only it's got eyes,and it doesn't move at all,no more than a rock...'The field spread out pale with cotton down to the jeyhan River. There was a sudden silence,and Shirtless rose heavily to his feet.
"You've been having visions again," he said. "You'll be telling us next that you saw seven balls of light as big as mountains behind your shadow."