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And he snatched up one of them and devoured him; but the rest fled, and
he pursued them, shouting and calling together the rest of the Laestrygones. They came to
the sea, and by throwing stones they broke the vessels and ate the men. Ulysses cut the
cable of his ship and put to sea; but the rest of the ships perished with their crews.
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Apollodorus. Apollodorus, The Library, with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Includes Frazer's notes.
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