he waters of the world, and Tethys stood at the prow, bending the cu

e in the moonlight, and Mount Vesuvius rose in t

" Hermes move

safe." She gathered me into her arms. "You're a daughter of

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look like

f. A cave gaped before us. "That w

mes whistled. "Charon! I got

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uy," I

ure Charon wasn't listening. "Though in

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I walked past them. Another joshed his friend

his caduceus. The lewd

wooden boat. "Here you go, sweetheart." He ushered me

four quarters

lways." He poled us along. I looked in

mach flipping. Her

. How's the

," Charo

hat, a few millennia? Good going, buddy. If you have any questions

sharpened end of his pole. He

yx I'll destroy yo

n't we go watch Spartacus afte

moc

led innocently. "Y

our entrails to Cerberus." Hermes hopped back and fort

ink Persephone's three-hea

aron to the edge, hovering over the

ared, landing a

boat began to capsize. "Impressive, Charon. Didn't think you had it in you." Hermes slapped

ron struggled as the s

." Hermes merr

way at me like a beaver. I watched th

pped within m

e pole, racing towards m

, all over," I moaned, doubled ov

be close. Quick - hide under this cloa

the bite of a black

rom some hidden spring. Hermes' eyes flashed. He cupped some of the water, the

to shadow. Hermes' conc

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as if in

RM

hat, lips twitchin

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erer. I was struck by

OOLISH PLACE TO

his hands atop his pole. "I though

AR AMONGST

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all

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on't come down here. I'm sure

owards the boat. Ribbons of

A GIRL

You really have it bad. I've got som

igh like disa

ddy. Well, you've got eternity. I'm sure

R HER BOD

later. I think you'd get a kick out o

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that

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JOKES. HE S

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READY

. "He - he has? Bu

ter rumble

KNOW WHO THE G

on my min

EUS' DAUGHTER. PERHAPS YOU ARE MY LUCKY LADY.

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of vipers, and half as charming." He stepped out onto the gravelly stran

out with his

E, LUCK

was a gentleman. He laughed like wind rustling

a cute couple,

ike he had potato

ke I said, stranger

caled the cliff. I caught my breath, gazing

s studded with sulfurous purple and shots of blood red

it's horrible

He swept me into his ar

me?" Death abducting m

FAT

said, snatching me away from him. I felt like an o

HOLD HER IN R

leas

river that

ARE

set me down gently. "You're doing we

nt as we rounded