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Complete the following text with the correct words :
"Our Time at the Mast"
by Jason and the Argonauts
Off the coast, the Argos had come to a complete stop, well out of the
of the music.
The longboat went up and down with the swells. Jason was firmly lashed to the
mast.
He thought, not for the first time that he would
dine with Harpies than
than do this.
However, this idea was his, Jason could
no one but himself.
The weather had been
, but now the sun began to
down on him.
Sweat glistened from his brow.
Tiphys, the steersman, stared expectantly from the
of the boat.
His men, their ears stopped with bee's wax, sat
at the oars,
awaiting his order. Jason nodded and they began to row. Jason listened.
In the distance,
he heard the
of the surf on the shore of Anthemoessa.
The sirens began to sing, softly at first like a
.
A
of emotions raged through Jason's head.
"Free me!" he screamed.
The deafened argonauts rowed on.
Your mission: Fill the blanks using one of these words:
stern crash idle lullaby lull storm range rather mild bake blame
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