An Excerpt From Odysseus Of Homer's Odyssey

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Odysseus was scared, longing for his home and feared the future. Odysseus and his men sat on the ship waiting for what would happen next. The men had gotten used to the violent shakes of the ship if there was a large wave, they would simply stop what they were doing and hold on to the nearest ledge. But when Circe hit them with a giant wave, it created chaos among the ship.
“Oh my god!” screamed one man holding on for dear life.
“Odysseus! What is happening?” shouted another. Odysseus didn’t reply. He just stood and looked to the sky. He started to hear a faint voice calling for him.
“Odysseus,” the voice whispered. Circe Odysseus thought to himself.
“Circe? Why have you done this? You have brought chaos to my men and my ship,” He shouted

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