Back on the open sea, dear reader. It is such a fantastic feeling to experience the smell of the salt water again after been trapped in the putrid cave of the beast for what seemed such a long time. I'll never complain about the outdoors again!
After we dislodged from Polyphemus' flock, we ran as fast as possible, no doubt overlooked by Hermes, towards out sturdy ships. For obvious reasons, old round eye couldn't see us and luckily he didn't hear us so we managed to sail away freely.
As soon as our ships were on the open water though, noble Odyssesus couldn't resist the opportunity to boast about his astonishing victory. We all did our best to discourage him from doing so, telling him we were still within range of the beast. Yet arrogant Odysseus couldn't resist: "Cyclops, if anyone ever asks you how you came by your blindness, tell him your eye was put out by Odysseus." This enraged the beast, who lifted a massive boulder that not even fifty ordinary men could lift and hurled it in the direction of Odysseus' mocking voice. The rock landed just astern of us and not even Odysseus was game to mock the cyclops again.
I think, dear reader, I think, we may have just left this wretched island alive!
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