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=Book XV=

Odysseus lands in an unfamiliar land, gets help from princess, and attempts to go home.
Odysseus woke up to the hot rays of the sun, his mouth was really dry, he was covered in sand, and he had the biggest headache. Before he tried to get up he felt something crawling up his leg and up to his chest. He instantly opened his eyes and saw that a horned vapor snake was only a few inches from his face. But then he also feels another snake by his foot. To his surprise there were more than just two dangerous snakes by him, there were tons more. As he struggles to find a way out he is also trying to figure out how he happened to be in the middle of the Sahara Desert.

A few hours have gone by still trapped with all these snakes around him and no one around. Odysseus decides to pray to the gods saying, softly so he wouldn't scare the snakes, "Oh, gods please listen to my words, help me get out of this situation and I would do anything in favor. Just don't let me die out here with no one around and without seeing my family once more." Just as he laid there for 10 minutes more with his eyes closed he heard a voice not so far from him. He had to do something before that person left. But there was nothing to do because if he made a loud noise he would be struck with a poisonous bite not by one, or two, but more snakes. So Odysseus laid there hopelessly and just hoped that the person would notice him there.

As the sun shine's so brightly it blinds the person, not allowing them to see ahead, even so did this beautiful lady named Phebe, blinded Odysseus mind with her looks. Sitting on her camel she said, "Why are you laying down there with all these snakes?"

"Well if you help me get away from these snakes I can tell you." Odysseus responded. It kind of took Phebe a few minutes to decide whether or not this strange man was worth saving. After thinking about it she took out her "Kris" sword and killed all of the snakes super fast. This gorgeous lady dumbfounded Odysseus. He didn't know what to say it was as if he was under a spell. Phebe gave him water because it looked like he had lost it by being under the sun for such a long time. Breaking the silence Phebe asked Odysseus if he needed a place to stay. It took him a while to reply but then he said "Oh... me? Yeah that would be great, since I need a good night rest to continue my journey back home."

As they road on the camel, Odysseus was telling Phebe about how he got lost at war and that he has been, basically, traveling all over the world. Before they reached Phebe's house in Casablanca she decided to finally tell Odysseus that she was the princess of the Hass family and that she can help him get home. As they entered the palace the honorable servants started to feed and bathe Odysseus and they washed his dirty army uniform. When he got introduced to the royal family he was ready to get a good night rest. He stayed there for a couple of days trying to recover from all the things he has gone thru. On his third day there Phebe had entered Odysseus room with a map, money, and a survival kit. She told him that she found a way to get to New York but he had to go to Ireland first. She also told him to follow the directions and to not take any short cuts or else he would end up farther away from his home. Odysseus listened carefully. He decided that he would leave first thing in the morning.

The next day he said goodbye to the Hass family and followed the map. He noticed that he was just going to go in a huge circle so since he was desperate to get home he disobeyed Phebe's warning and took a short cut. After he had passed thru the Oumer River he had saw something move. At first he ignored it saying that it was just his mind playing tricks on him. He walked a little bit more and saw the shadow again. He walked faster but before he knew it there was this man that had captured him and tied him up. Odysseus struggled and tried to figure out who this man was. But after a few hours he gave up. He regretted not listening to Phebe and he was now in a strange city. The guy had just dropped him off with nothing and didn't even say anything he just untied him and left. As Odysseus was walking around this city he got jumped and got hit in the head by a rock shaped like a leprechaun and made his entire body crash down to the floor and our hero Odysseus laid there unconsciously.