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withies used to bind the escape sheep

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Withies from Polyphemus’s bedding are used to bind the escape sheep in groups of three.

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“I bound them noiselessly in threes together, with some of the withies on which the wicked monster used to sleep”

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“with some of the withies on which the wicked monster used to sleep”

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Book 9 · Passage 31

‘As for myself I kept on puzzling to think how I could best save my own life and those of my companions; I schemed and schemed, as one who knows that his life depends upon it, for the danger was very great. In the end I deemed that this plan would be the best; the male sheep were well grown, and carried a heavy black fleece, so I bound them noiselessly in threes together, with some of the withies on which the wicked monster used to sleep. There was to be a man under the middle sheep, and the two on either side were to cover him, so that there were three sheep to each man. As for myself there was a ram finer than any of the others, so I caught hold of him by the back, esconced myself in the thick wool under his belly, and hung on patiently to his fleece, face upwards, keeping a firm hold on it all the time.