"Death by Water" Annotations
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Phlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead, | Phlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead, | ||
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Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep sea swell | Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep sea swell | ||
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And the profit and loss. | And the profit and loss. | ||
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A current under sea | A current under sea | ||
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Picked his bones in whispers. As he rose and fell | Picked his bones in whispers. As he rose and fell | ||
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He passed the stages of his age and youth | He passed the stages of his age and youth | ||
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Entering the whirlpool. | Entering the whirlpool. | ||
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Gentile or Jew | Gentile or Jew | ||
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O you who turn the wheel and look to windward, 320 | O you who turn the wheel and look to windward, 320 | ||
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Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you. | Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you. | ||
