Six whole days we sailed, six nights, nonstop and then, when the god brought on the seventh day, Artemis showering arrows came and shot the woman — headfirst into the bilge she splashed like a diving tern and the crewmen heaved her body over, a nice treat for the seals and fish, but left me all alone, cowering, sick at heart . . .

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