He imagined Atlantis as floating undiscovered within the sea of corn. Some mornings he would wade into the leaves and swim through yellow fields and dream of chancing upon an island and being welcomed as a god.
He saw eight legged monsters bearing upon him and he fought with them and killed them. He saw girls with long hair thrown back by invisible tides and arms of fish scales glinting against the sunlight.
In the evenings his Mother's face boiled red and he didn't eat. What sea monsters there are she screamed, are sent by God to raise up the boys that disobey Him from the deep and set them on His path, can you understand that? He nodded furiously and agreed.
Later, as he drifted to sleep and faced the monster sent by God, instead of allowing himself to be swallowed he struck out with his sword and killed the whale before it could open its mouth. Then he felt a rush of relief and power and saw lights from a distant island flickering above the surface of the water and he swam toward them.
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