يقف سيمونيدس بالخارج الناجي الوحيد وسط هذا الحطام يغلق عينيه ويمتلك هذا الإدراك وهو انه في مخيلته يستطيع أن يرى كل ضيف في المأدبة جالساً
Simonides, standing outside,  the sole survivor amid the wreckage,  closes his eyes and has this realization,  which is that in his mind's eye,  he can see where each of the guests at the banquet had been sitting.