"...Heracles was strangely silent. What is he thinking? / Geryon wondered. / Geryon watched prehistoric rocks move past the car and thought about thoug...

XXIV. And kneeling at the edge of the transparent sea I shall shape for myself a new heart from salt and mud
~ Anne Carson ~












XXIV. And kneeling at the edge of the transparent sea I shall shape for myself a new heart from salt...
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