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To all the gods that are. To whatever god may hear. So he prayed, and there was silence. TO ALL THE GODS THAT ARE TO WHATEVER GOD MAY HEAR SO HE PRAYED AND THERE WAS SILENCE
as things have happened will never see it again; for I have heard since that something swift and wonderful has suddenly wrecked Perdóndaris in a day--towers, walls and people. And the night deepened over the River Yann, a night all white with stars. And with the night there rose the helmsman's song. As soon as he had prayed he began to sing to cheer himself all through the lonely night. But first he prayed, praying the helmsman's prayer. And this is what I remember of it, rendered into English with a very feeble equivalent of the rhythm that seemed so resonant in those tropic nights. To whatever god may hear. Wherever there be sailors whether of river or sea: whether their way be dark or whether through storm: whether their peril be of beast or of rock: or from enemy lurking on land or pursuing on sea: wherever the tiller is cold or the helmsman stiff: wherever sailors sleep or helmsmen watch: guard, guide and return us to the old land, that has known us: to the far homes that we know.  IT FROM OUR EYES WHICH AS THINGS HAVE HAPPENED WILL NEVER SEE IT AGAIN FOR I HAVE HEARD SINCE THAT SOMETHING SWIFT AND WONDERFUL HAS SUDDENLY WRECKED PREDANDERAS IN A DAY TOWERS WALLS AND PEOPLE AND THE NIGHT DEEPENED OVER THE RIVER YON A NIGHT ALL WHITE WITH STARS AND WITH THE NIGHT THERE ROSE THE HELMSMAN'S SONG AS SOON AS HE HAD PRAYED HE BEGAN TO SING TO CHEER HIMSELF ALL THROUGH THE LONELY NIGHT BUT FIRST HE PRAYED PRAYING THE HELMSMAN'S PRAYER AND THIS IS WHAT I REMEMBER OF IT RENDERED INTO ENGLISH WITH A VERY FEEBLE EQUIVALENT OF THE RHYTHM THAT SEEMED SO RESONANT IN THOSE TROPIC NIGHTS TO WHATEVER GOD MAY HEAR WHEREVER THERE BE SAILORS WHETHER OF RIVER OR SEA WHETHER THEIR WAY BE DARK OR WHETHER THROUGH STORM WHETHER THEIR PERIL BE OF BEAST OR OF ROCK OR FROM ENEMY LURKING ON LAND OR PURSUING ON SEA WHEREVER THE TILLER IS COLD OR THE HELMSMAN STIFF WHEREVER SAILORS SLEEP OR HELMSMAN WATCH GUARD GUIDE AND RETURN US TO THE OLD LAND THAT HAS KNOWN US TO THE FAR HOMES THAT WE KNOW
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