chapter 7: Jason and the golden fleece

12: THE SIRENS AND THE NEREIDS

We row into still waters where the Sirens sing, their voices as sweet as memory. Orpheus plays his lyre louder than their song, saving us from destruction. Ahead, the whirlpool Charybdis opens like a mouth, but sea nymphs rise from the depths to lift us clear. For a moment, divine hands guide our path, and we feel the gods’ mercy upon the waves.

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