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weaving a haunting song over the sea

we are to shun, she said, and their green shore

all sweet with clover; yet she urged that I

alone should listen to their song. Therefore

you are to tie me up, tight as a splint,

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erect along the mast, lashed to the mast,

and if I shout and beg to be untied,

take more turns of the rope to muffle me.’

I rather dwelt on this part of the forecast,

while our good ship made time, bound outward down

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the wind for the strange island of Sirens.

–The Odyssey,
Homer

Decide if each conclusion drawn from this passage is logical or not logical.

Odysseus thinks that he is stronger than the Sirens.

Odysseus shows leadership by planning ahead.

Odysseus says, “You are to tie me up.”

Odysseus is a compelling, confident speaker.