Canto IX here.
Previously: Canto IX, Part I. I wouldn't call the look on my face amazing then. (Fear doesn't paint in lovely colors!!) and I guess looking at
The entire narrative of the old Stephen Foster song "(I Dream Of) Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" stays pretty close to the entire Homeric Hymn to Demeter, as it happens
6:30am: Wake up a bit late. No need to look at the horizon – there isn't time today! Besides, it's always the same peaceful intersection of sea and sky. You can always look at it later!
6:45am: Finish dismantling old Roman wall. Maybe the Romans needed to keep people out, but you certainly don't!